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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
ASKED TO HOLD BOY.
Mother Has Not Yet Returned for
Him.

Milton. April Mrs. Raymond
Sweeney Of this village, who went to
Burlington last Saturday, was waiting
in the station at Essex Junction on her
return trip when she was accosted by a
woman who asked her TO keep her lit
tie boy while she went outside on an
errand
After a time, Mrs. Sweeney's train
came, the woman had not returned.
and not wanting to leave the child, she
boarded the train and brought him
home. The child is two or three years
Of age, bright little boy, and we'll
dressed.
II is not known whether the woman
was trying To get rid Of the child or
whether she is looking for him.
Mr.. Sweeney Is pulp mill employe
and the father Of four small children,
but saws he will care for the little
stranger if the parents do not claim
him. lie is now at the Sweeney home
near the village
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
MILL BURNED AT
E. MONTPELIER
Saw and Grist-Mill in That
Village Destroyed
Early To-day
GRAIN AND LUMBER
NEARLY ALL SAVED
Nearby Buildings Saved by
Bucket Brigade--Proper-
ty of E. w. Bailey & Co.

The grist and sawmill in East Mont
pelier, owned and operated by L. w.
Bailey g. Co. Of Montpelier was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning, the
mill, which was valued at about $l0,-
900, being a total loss.
The fire was discovered at about 5
o'clock this morning. Charles Lavarn
way, who passes the mill on his way
from his house to the barn where he
keeps his team, discovered smoke issu-
ing from the building aud as soon as
the alarm was given over the telephone,
willing workers saved most of the
grain in the storehouse. Lumber and
logs We're in some danger during the
length of the fire. The mill was burned
to the ground at 6:30.
The buildings of Clark Sibley, ad-
joining the mill, were protected by a
bucket brigade. Loss ON the mill prop
erty is partly covered by insurance.
The cause Of the fire is unknown. Five
men were employed in the mill, which
has been landmark in East Mont
pelier for the past 80 years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
RELIGIOUS CLASHES
IN JERUSALEM
Moslems and Jews in Collision During
Religious 0bservances-Soldiers
Calm the Trouble.

Cairo. April while details of the
clashes between Moslems and Jews in
Jerusalem are lacking. which may in
dicate that censorship has been inn
posed, it is pointed out that the Mos
lens are now celebrating the "moussa,'
the Jews the passover, and the Chris
tians Easter There is always the risk
of collisions during the professions in
cidental to these observances, and there
have been number during former
years.
Travellers say that anti-Semitic feel
ing has developed acutely recently
among the Arabs but that there has
been no show of hostility between the
Moslems and Christians. When pro-
cessions of Moslems and Christians met
on April 2, not an unfriendly word was
uttered. but bands of Moslems and
Jews clashed the same day at the Jaffa
gate. the Jews crying: I'VE won the
country by the sword and will keep il
bv the sword" A melee ensued in
which knives and stones were used.
British soldiers arrived quickly and
calmed the trouble, but there were sub
seauent disturbances as professions
were passing through the city's narrow
streets. Jews being attacked whenever
met. The travellers bringing news Of
the clashes say that the number of
killed was not definitely known but
the casualties were evenly divided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
WERE POPULAR
Cheering Crowds Lined the Docks as
They Sailed Away From
Vladivostok.

Vladivostok, April | tBys the Asso-
ciated Press) Brigadier General Will
liam S. Graves and the last contingent
of American troops to leave Siberia
were given remarkable ovation when
the transport Great Northern sailed for
Manila at noon to-day. Before the
vessel left her dock General Graves
was decorated with the Czecho-Slovak
military cross and was presented a
sword by the Russian provisional gov
ernment's military staff.
(Sincc this dispatch was filed the
Russian provisional government at Via
divostok has been ousted by the Japan
ese.l
Cheering crowds lined the docks as
the big ship turned her prov to the
channel leading out to the Pacific, and
tugs bearing zeeho-SSyak bands ac-
companied the transport out to sea
The Americans were intensely pop
ular throughout Siberia after the fall
OF Admiral Kolchak's government, as
they adhered strictly to the principle
of not interfering in politics or internal
affairs. During the last days of Gen
eral Graves stay here he was paid
many tributes by Russians.
The United States cruiser Albany is
still in the harbor here. Czecho Slovak
troops are departing as fast as trans
ports are provided for them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
TURKS DESTROY
AND BURN VILLAGE
Two Thousand Armenian Orphans in
American 0rphanage Removed
Under Fire.

Constantincple, April tBy the As
sociated Press Turks have destroyed
the village of Harouniyi, northeast of
4Adana, and burned the American on
phanage there Two thousand Armc-
Man orphans were removed under fire,
and taken to Adarfa in safety by Will
liam Gilbert, ir., of Yonkers, n. \.
They will probably be sent to Cyprus,
as the district is much disturbed.
Railway communication has been re-
stored between Adana and Alppi.
Turkish nationalists have taken over
control of the village of Bar Dizaj, on
the southern side of the Gulf of Is
mid, about so miles from Constantine
pie, but there are few indications Of
trouble in Anatolia.
Madiin, north of Adana, is still cut
off from the outside world and other
Armenian villages are being beseiged
by the Turks, according to advices re-
ceived here. Thousands of refugees
are arriving in Adana daily. Commu-
nication between Adana and Coma, to
the northwest, has been cut. Leo Burke
of Hornell, n. Y, and Webster A. An
derson of Charlottesville, Ind, both
workers in the American committee for
relief in the Near East, have reached
Adana from Ulukishla, about halfway
between Adana and Coma. They were
fred upon several times during their
trip, but were not injured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
HERE MEYER BETTER
PREPARED FOR VAR
Than When the United States Joined
the Allies, Declares Admiral Will
son of the Navy.

Washington, April s.--The vessels
on the active list of the navy were
never better prepared for war than
when the United States joined the al
lies and the navy department had ''full
and complete" plans TO combat a Ger
man offensive against the coasts OF the
United States, Admiral III. b. Wilson
to-day told the Senate committee in
yestigating the navy departments con-
duct of the World war. Replying 10
criticisms in the letter from Rear Ad-
miral Sims TO Secretary Daniels that
caused the investigation, Admiral vii
son asserted "that from the moment
war was declared the entire nayy--the
department as well as the fieet-en.
tered into the prosecution Of the war
with the greatest energy and its ae-
complishments deserve the commenda-
tion of the nation
Admiral Wilson, now commander in
chief of the Atlantic fleet, commanded
the patrol force that first protected
waters adjacent to the United States
and later, based Mt Brest, co-operated
in protecting allied conveys in the war
zone and hunting U-boats.
Within four days after this country
entered the war, representatives of the
allied admiralties were in conference
with Secretary Daniels and naval of
ficers in Washington, outlining the
means by which the most effective as
sistance could be rendered by this
country, the witness declared So far
a he knew, Admiral Wilson said, every
suggestion or proposition put forward
by the allied officials was promptly
agreed to and efficiently carried out.
The fact that the greater part Of the
American army was transported over
5000 miles OF water without a life
being lost through efforts of the enemy
testified to the success of this co-opera
tion, the admiral asserted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
Reports That Great Britain
and United States Had
Asked It Are Denied
lGERMAN AGENCIES
SPREAD THE REPORT
Denials Were Made in an
Official Note Issued
To-day

Paris, April s.--Reports that Great
Britain and the United States had
called upon France to withdraw her
troops from Frankfort are entirely
without foundation, it was announced
in an official note issued to-day.
Certain agencies inspired by Ger
many" reads the note, spread the re-
port in Germany and some neutral
countries that England and the United
States had summoned France yesterday
to remove her troops from Frankfort
This report, which evidently was in
tended to be misleading and which pro
duced certain etfervescenee in the
newly occupied regions yesterday, is
absolutely without foundation"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
GRANITE PLANTS
IDLE A WEEK
Without Signs of Any Move
to Bring About a 4
Resumption
SOME SMALL PLACES
UNDER BOSTON SCALE
While Two Small Plants in
Milford Are Paying
$500 a Day

With the close of to-day the suspen-
sion in the granite industry ends its
first week with little or nothing be-
ing accomplished to end it. A number
of meetings have been held, but none
with the purpose of getting workmen
and the manufacturers together. Sus-
pensions exist to-day in the following
places;
vermont-Barr Montpelier, Water
bury, Northfield and West Berlin. Mas
sachusetts-Quincy, and Milford, Rhode
Island Westerly. New Hampshire
Concord and Kecne. Maine-North jay.
Wisconsin Wausau. Thereare also sus-
pensions in Hallowell, Me. Redstone,
Y. H., Lynn, Mass, Providence. II. l.,
and in number of larger cities. Nor
risville plants, which are not included
in the Boston agreement, are also idle.
In Milford, Mass, two small firms,
the Kerr Monumental works and Moore
Bros, employing among them four cut
tiers, have signed provisional agree
ment to pay IS. Neither firm is in
the Boston agreement. Two other small
firms who are outside the Boston agree
ment are not operating, nor is the Mil
ford Pink Victoria Granite Co, a mem
Der Of the Boston agreement, which
employs the great bulk of skilled la
Dor in the Milford center
Granite cutters are working under
the terms of the settlement recon-
mended by the Boston conference last
week in several localities, according to
information received in Barre. Here in
the Barre district plants in East Barre
and Williamstown are operating on the
$500 minimum. The same condition
obtains in South Ryegate and in Grot-
on and st. Johnsbury, although the two
latter localities arc not included in the
Boston agreement. Cutters in Rock
port, Mass. are reported to have ac'
cepted the agreement and are working,
There the apprentices are on strike. In
st. Cloud. MINI, the largest center in
the west, where about half of the cut
ters are unionized. the men are work
ing for the $500 minimum. The same
minimum prevails in Stonington. Me-,
in Chelmsford, Mass, and in Stony
Creek, Conn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
NILLION.DOLLAR CARGO
FROM 4RGENTINA
Bahia Blanca Bringing Linseed, Wool,
Butter and Cheese TO New York
in Return for Coal for
Argentine Navy.

Buenos Aires, April THE Argen-
tina government transport Bahia BlGn-
"a. formerly a German merchant YES
sci. sailed to-day for New York with
a million dollar cargo of linseed. wool
butter. cheese and other agricultural
products consigned to New York and
Boston firms.
This is the first time the ship has
veutured on the high seas since Argen-
tina purchased her during the war, the
Bahia Blanca having been held in port
because Of the fear that she would be
seized by the British, who did not rec
seized bv the British, who did not rec
many Recently the British govern
ment guaranteed that the steamer
would not be molested, although re-
serving British rights under any de
cision the allied reparations commits
sion might make concerning disposition
Of the vessel.
The Bahia Blanca departed under
the guns of the British cruiser Dart
mouth. which is visiting this port. She
carried passengers, including 10 Ar
gentine navy aviators and mechanics,
who will visit airplane factories in the
United States to study the types Of
hydro-airplanes which would be best
suited to the Argentine navy and also
take a course Of training in the Unit
cd States naval flying school at Pensa-
cola.
John Ncwberry, a member Of To-
cal firm which chartered cargo space
aboard the steamer also was a passen-
ger. The Bahia Blanca j. expected to
make the voyage to New York with
stopping in % days. On the return
voyage she will carry 1000 tons Of
coal for the Argentine navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
EMBARGO ON ALL FREIGHT.
Movement in and Out of Buffalo Rail
road Yards Suspended.

Buffalo, \. Y, April s.-An embar-
90 on all freight movement in and out
of Buffalo failroad yards went into et-
feet to-day and the position of the
striking insurgent switchmen was
strengthened by refusal of fremen and
enginemen TO work with switch tend.
ers and yardmen outside the ranks Of
the strikers who have organized under
the name of the Nardnlen's associa-
tion.
A practical suspension Of business in
livestock at East Buffalo and prepa-
rations TO suspend operations in the
blast furnaces at steel and iron plants
because Of the embargo on the move
ment Of coke were among the first Sc
rious effects of the tie-up.
Railroad officials said that no de-
rnands had been submitted by the
strikers. but It j. believed representa-
tives Of the men would seek confer
ence during the .iay.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
GERMAN SOCIALISTS
ARE EMBARRASSED
Demands Of Labor Leaders That Troops
Be Withdrawn from Ruhr Val
ley Came as a Surprise.

Berlin. April Majority social
ist members of the German cabinet
have been placed in an embarrassing
position BY the presentation of de-
mands by labor leaders for the with
drawal Of regular troops from the Ruhr
valley and for action in other matters
involved in the situation which has re-
suited in a French advance east Of the
Rhine.
Il is freely admitted that this action
eamc~as a surprise, as the coalition
government did not expect an attack
from Carl y. Legien, president Of the
German Federation Of Trade Unions,
and other leaders who signed the de-
rnands II had been acting in the be
lief that il had the support Of all par
ties. in view Of the serious situation
confronting the country.
In official quarters regret j. ex-
pressed that the laborite demands
amount 70 moral support Of Premier
Millerand Of France, and il is de-
clared that they are not feasible, as
the government i putting forth its Ut
most efforts 20 restore quiet IN the
Ruhr region. Liberal newspapers out
spoksnly condemn the manoeuvre for
which they hold .segien responsible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
HALE IS ACQUITTED OF
MURDER CHARGE; JURY
OUT EIGHTEEN HOIZRS
PLAN HOOVER
CLUB IN BARRE
Few Supporters Met Last Evening and
Proposed Organization of Hoover
Republican Club.

A few Hoover supporters got togeth
er last evening for an informal discus
sion of the coming campaign to make
Mr.. Hoover the nominee of the Repub
lican party at the national convention.
There was considerable enthusiasm
expressed by those present and unan'
unity of opinion as to Mr.. Hoover's
qualifications to be the standard bearer
Of the Republican party this fall and it
was believed that a Hoover Republican
club should be formed Immediately in
this city so that local sentiment might
be solidified and effectively expressed
1t was proposed that each one pres
ent get in touch with at least a dozen
or more men and surge each to come
out to meeting to be held in a few
days in the city court room, at which
meeting officers will be elected, con-
stitution and bylaws adopted and a
general organization effected.
1t is a significant fact that great
deal of the support of Mr. Hoover is
coming from men who heretofore have
manifested little interest in party pol
tics and this support coming az it
does from those who feel that the Re-
publican party has sure chance of
victory with MIR. Hoover, seems to be a
great spontaneous movement on the
part of the people to place the affairs
of the country again on sure, normal
footing, where all elements may look
ahead with confidence under the con
structive policies OF great leader.
II is hoped that all those who be-
lieye in Mr.. Hoover will make a special
effort to be present at this meeting and
watch for the announcement, which
will be out shortly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
FUNERAL OF ANGELO COLOMBO
Held from His Late Home Yesterday
Afternoon.

The funeral of Angelo Colombo, the
Young man who died at his home, Is
George street. of bronchial pneumonia
Monday morning at 10 o'clock, was
held from his late home Yesterday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock The customary
italian services were conducted in the
presence of friends and members of the
two fraternities OF which the young
man, was q member. the Societa Mutua
Sorcorso being represented and sim
liar delegation from lroquois tribe, No.
lG. I. o. o. r. NJ, being present. These
delegations accompanied the body TO
the final resting place in Hope ceme-
terry. where burial was made. Assist
ing in the conveyance were the follow
ing six pail bearers: Silvio Cavarzasi,
Federico Beltrami, Antonio Fasati.
Thomas Ingram, John Frontini and
James Daniels.
Among those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were Giuseppe Abbi-
atti of Milford, \. H.. and Natalie Co
lombo and family of Northfield.
MANY beautiful floral offerings and
symbols of esteem were presented,
these being as follows: Wreaths from
Family Mrs. +. Abbiatti, MIR. and
Mrs. James Pinardi, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maggi. Louis Abbatti, Cousins G..
Abbiatti and family of Milford, \. H.,
(nephewsl Societa Di NJ. 5. Italiana;
friends; lilies from Montpelier & Barre
Lighting & Power Co; carnations and
roses from Natalie and Battista Colon
DO. Alex Colombo and family, P. Rossi
and family, Mr. and Mrs. l.. g. Rizzi,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Sanguinetti, V. Abb
bistti and family, Mr. and Mrs. A. b.
Colombo, p. H. Molla and family; car
nations and lilies from Mrs. Olgiati;
carnations from Angelo Colombo, Mrs.
Charles Buzzi and Misses Fontana,
Miss Elizabeth Docherty, James Dan
iels. Mrs. Houghton. Miss Annie Smith,
Mrs. Borgh, Miss Evelyn Mathieson,
Mrs. Nelson, Bella Smith, Cecil Dow
ers. Nellie Smith, Agnes Rule, Mrs.
Z. Smith. Mrs Manning, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Calderara and family, Mrs. A. Brusa
and family: white and red roses from
Miss Teresa Mochetti; white carna-
tions, Miss Isabel MOulton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mrs. Joseph ?. Lawler of Washing
ton is the guest of Mrs. II. :. Parks Of
Averill street for a few DAYS.
William J. Bancroft of Pawtucket,
X. l., is in the city for a few days,
transaeting personal business and Wis
iting with Barre friends.
Keep in mind the box social al the
Presbyterian church Friday night. No
admission charges Ladies bring box
with lunch for twO.-adv.
Red Men wishing to pay dues are
asked to pay the same to Floyd w.
Holt, % Boyce street. Per order \. W
Cormack, sachem; Ira +. Wright, chief
Of records.
Fifteen more members were added
10 the ranks Of Barre council. No. 40l,
knights of Columbus, last evening aft
er receiving the first degree Of the or
der. These members will not be initi-
ated into the second and third degrees
until a larger class Of candidates can
be procured Those 10 b. initiated
we're all young men Of aBrre with the
exception of John Jordan, whose home
i in this city. but who Is employed in
Exeter. Y. H. and who came for the
degree work yesterday.
Freight cars that during the winter
months have been % scarce. especially
in the Barre granite district. are now
becoming more numerous and Of late
there has been a steady influx Of fat
cars for the shipment Of finished gran
ite products. For a time a day and
night crew were employed in the local
Central Vermont wards 10 keep the
cars moving. but since the suspension
81 activities in the sionesheds the night
oscw has heeu laid of % await changes
n the present situation. Though quar-
rviur continues in the quarry distrirts
al fun swav. few of these CARS are ac-
tuallv needed. since no shipment q
rough stock IS necessary 10 the local
firms. and because of this they are d.
rectcd - the FaTiqzs sheds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
WARNS AGAINST CORN BoRER
Commissioner Brigham Places Quaran-
tine Against Four States.

Z. s. Brigham, commissioner of agri-
culture, has placed quarantine
against the shipment of certain prod
nets from Massachusetts,, New York,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania into
Vermont without a permit. This i in
addition TO the other states in which
the European corn borer is working. In
addition to corn, celery; spinach, beets
with tops and certain flowers and bulbs
are quarantined against shipment. so
that if a person goes to market to
buy beets with tops or celery, It IS
well for them 10 know from what sec
tion they came, particularly If they did
not come from the well peppered'
section about Boston. The corn borer
as an insect multiplies as fast as any
Of the pests and great care should be
displayed in buying corn for seed pur-
poses, for IL has been found by some
o1 the county agents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-08
THE VERDICT WAS
ANNOUNCED IN
COURT TO-DAY
Case Was Given to the Jury
Yesterday Afternoon -
Attorneys and Friends
Extend Congratulations
to Mr.. Hale, and Niece
Thanks Each of the Jury
men as They Leave Court

Representative George O. Hale, who
killed his neighbor, H. Lester Morse.
several weeks ago in Middlesox, was
found not guilty of murder by a jury
to-day in Washington county court al
Montpelier. The jury was out is hours,
Mr.. Hale stood in a confident man
ner when Arthur Stevens, foreman OF
the jury, returned the verdict.
w. A. Lord, associate counsel for
Mr.. Hale, was the first to grasp his
hand after the verdict was received,
closely followed by w \. Theriault
and r. f. Gleason, while Miss Bar.
barina Hale, his niece, who is much at,
tached to her uncle and has attended
the trial regularly, sat at his left hand
when the verdict was returned, took
hold of her uncles arm to show her
gladness at the verdict. After the ver-
dict had been announced, she shook
hands with nearly all of the jurymen
as they passed out of the room. There
was no demonstration when the ver'
diet was returned and there were only
about 20 persons in the room.
Mr. Hale was charged with numbering
Mr.. Morse by shooting in the wood
road. Feb /. Mr.. Hale admitted that
he shot the man and told the jury in
a very plain manner how the affair
took place, claiming that he shot Morse
because he was afraid Of him and that
Morse threatened him. Hale said that
Morse carried a pitchfork in a menace
ing position and continued TO advance,
Notwithstanding Hale's warning that
he would shoot. He fired, he testified,
in self-defense. without intention to
inirlre Morse. Mr. Hale gave himself mp
after the shooting to the authorities,
and came to the county Jail with Sher-
iff Tracy He has been out on bail
since the state indicated it would not
expect to prove murder in the first de-
gree.
The attorneys yesterday afternoon
gave probably four as well delivered
pleas as have been heard in the court
house in long time, as they pictured
to the jury the way each side looked
at the matter.
Following the verdict, Mr.. Lord
moved for the discharge of Mr.. Hale.
The state made no objection and the
court granted the motion. Mr.. Hale
telephoned his wife the result of the
verdict. Several friends then shook
hands with Mr.. Hale.