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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
KEEPING IN ACCORD
Both Great Britain and France See Ne.
cessity in Pending Problems.

Paris, April H. Both Great Britain
and France realize the entire necessity
o: keeping in accord for the solution Of
the pending problems with regard to
Germany and other parts Of the world,
Premier Millerand told the Chamber Of
Deputies yesterday afternoon in refer
ring 20 the questions raised by the
French occupation Of territory in the
German neutral zone
The premier reviewed the events
leading up IN the French occupation Of
German cities IN the occupied zone. say
ing he had kept the allies informed
through Frances ambassadors. Tho
premier said he lad informed tho allies
that Frances decision must be taken
and her measures enforced without De
Law If the French government had
consented 70 an infrsction Of the
treaty. he said, "it would itself have
broken the only weapon remaining 20
II What guarantee would We have
had that the German government
would Withdraw the troops when their
ostensible missions ended. and II the
troops remained what means could We
employ to force them 10 withdraw :"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

A group of five Spsnisrds. who have
been employed in the granite district,
started on journey to Detroit. Mich.
to-day.
Farmers in this and surrounding dis.
tricts who believed that the season
would not furnish an average crop Of
sugar were sgreeably surprised sun
dsy when they found that sap buckets
were filling faster than they could
empty them. aud for this reason they
spent much Of Sunday night boiling
down" the DAYS run. This was con
sidered by all the greatest Of the sea
son. hut even that did not bring the
harvest mp 10 the standard.
The sudden rise 81 tho Stevens
branch last evening nearly proved e
tai to two young pigs. owned by vii
liam r. Nichols Of 10 Elmorc street,
which were retained in a pen about 200
wards from the river hank. he water
flooded the intervening space between
the pen and river hank and the pigs
were soon in hazard of their lives
Evidently they realized the impending
danger. for a continued sereeching BY
the two Young rooters brought the
owner from his home tp discover the
cause Of alarm. whereupon be, with
the assistance of others. lassoed the
animals and brought them 90 terra
frnta and safety. The river reached
its greatest height # the year last
evening by two feet. and this caused
cellars q homes near the ryer hauss
20 b. flooded a. vel A. many nearby
meadows. To-day the stream had sub
sided three feet o. more BY early
morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
GREAT PROGRESS BEING MADE.
Everybody Hustling at Peerless Knit
ting Mills to Complete Buildings.

Every effort of the workmen and the
supervisors of the construction work at
the Peerless knitting mills is diverted
to completing as soon as possible the
factory building, and put it in readi-
ness for the manufacture of goods.
Most attention has been paid, during
the past few weeks, to the construc-
tion of the boiler and dye house or sec
ond building. This is now practically
completed, as the foundation of the
watts for dyeing and washing, which
viii be located on the ground floor, was
east yesterday. The boiler setting has
been completed and men are now en-
gagged connecting the large water mains
to feed the boiler. A carload of pipe,
which will be part of the heating ap-
paratus and which has been in transit
from Pennsylvania for the past month
and half, has now reached its desti-
nation. The number of steam filters
now engaged on the job expect to com
plete the work within two weeks.
The lockwood Sprinkler Co. has sent
Mr.. Thompson here as representa-
tive of the company, and under his in
spection the sprinkler fireproof system
is being placed in all parts of the boil
er house. The electric elevator in the
main building, made by the George /.
Mclaughlin Co., will be completely in
stalled within the next few days so
that machinery and other factory ne
cessities of weight may be easily con-
veyed to the upper floors. Already
much machinery has been received and
more is on the way, and for this rea-
son Superintendent Lyons of the Mat
apan main Office has made arrange
ments to send an expert mechanic from
the Massachusetts factory TO manage
the work OF machine erection here.
The second and third floors of this
structure are entirely completed as far
as construction and wiring is con.
cerned, with the exception Of painting,
now being done by G. A. Miller and a
gang Of workmen. About two-thirds
of the electric wiring, being done by
the Barre Electric Co, is laid and at
tention at the present time is paid
chiefly to the installation of new elec-
tric motors. Some of these are being
placed in connection with the conveyor
bridge which connects the main build
ing with the boiler house and which
has been in position for several days.
Some of the finishing touches, such as
the erection of freproof doors and fire
and the work OF grading about
the buildings are now being put on.
The metal fireproof doors were pro-
cured from the Penn Metal Co. OF Bos-
ton. Contractor A. B. Lane, superin-
tendent of construction, deemed it
wise plan to lock the entrance to the
basement of the large stack chimney,
since many young lads of the south
end found great delight in getting a.
birdseye view from the top of the
chimney, which may be reached by the
permanent ladder inside, so 10 pre-
vent any accidents he brought their
to a sudden halt. Fred Ladd,
a stockholder of the Barre branch, is in
Boston on business connected with the
factory. n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
SAY MARTENS
IS A GERMAN
And More Suitable for In
vestigation by Depart
ment of Justice
THAN BY COMMITTEE
OF THE SENATE
Report Submitted To-day
on Self-Styled Soviet
Ambassador to u. S.

Washington, D. c., April l4.-Declar-
ing that Ludwig G. A. X. Martens. self
styled soviet ambassador to the United
States, is German subject "and in
consequence an enemy alien" the Sen
ate committee which investigated his
case reported to-day that his activities
had been such ''as to render him more
suitable for investigation and action
by the department of justice than by a
committee of the Senate"
Martens is now awaiting hearing
by the department of labor on de-
portation warrant issued just before
the Senate committee concluded its in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
MORE MEN LEAVING TOWN.
That Is the Only Thing Doing in the
Granite Situation.

Aside from issuing travelling cards
union headquarters of the granite cut
ters in the Scampini block report
nothing doing" II is stated men con
time 10 leave town and that Is went
out on one train yesterday. At the
headquarters of the manufacturers,
there is even less stirring, as members
are all kept busy these days at their
plants. 1t is reported that the granite
cutters have returned to work at Stan
stead for $500 day and that the re-
tailers in Lynn, Peabody and Salem,
Mass. have agreed with their men for
the same scale. pay and that they re-
turned to work yesterday.
The executive council of the g. c. !.
A. of Quincy, Mass, has been notified
bv Robert D.. Smith, secretary of the
]. VI. C. p. A.. that the recommends
tion Of the joint conference committees
as TO change in wages has been ap-
proved by the members Of that assocl-
alton. This means that the employers.
on their part. have accepted the rec.
ommendation Of $3.50 on April and
$500 on Sept. ].
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
AFRAID OF HIS WIFE.
Ex-Soldier Testified in His Suit for
Divorce.

In Washington county court this
morning the hearing in the contested
divorce case Of Perley Sanders ~. Ro-
sella Sanders occurred. The case was
tried IN reverse order last fall and a
refusal to grant q bill occurred. This
time the husband is trying to get the
bill He was on the witness stand,
testifying To being afraid OF his wife,
that She swore at him, and that she
did not carry ont an agreement 10
work for his father along with him.
lie j. returned soldier and has rheu-
matism so he cannot work much OF
the time.
Testimony in the case Of Hazel
Laundry vs. William Laundry was pre-
sented Tuesday afternoon. This IS a
case in which intolerahle severity Is
alleged to have taken place
The Hunfoon case was delayed dur
ing the afternoon because one witness
had not arrived from Mortified. This
delay was owing TO the train being
very late and the rrst Of the after
noon was occupied with testimony IN
tho case Of Carrie .Ioslyn IS. Leon Jos
lvn. In this case some Of the witnesses
were heard last term before Judge =.
VI. Butler. but the case was not nm
ished and was completed yesterday
afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
NATIONAL LIFE CHANGES
Were Made at Meeting of the Directors
Tuesday Afternoon.

Several changes in the official family
OF the National Life Insurance com
panv took place Tuesday afternoon as
a result of the meeting of the directors.
These included the election of John NJ.
Thomas of Middlebury as director TO
fiji vacancy in the board: George X.
Putnam and George w. Oliphsnt, as
sistant secretaries; Henry Holt and
Henry H. Jackson, assistant actuaries; !;
Herbert X. Pierce, superintendent of
the loan department; L. p. Brigham,
r. p Wilmington and A. b. Shepard,
agency supervisors.
Mr.. Thomas needs little introduction
TO the patrons Of the company. for he
is we'll known in Vermont as the head
of Middlebury college and has been af,
fiiated with the National Guard of
the state for years and did consider
able va work in Vermont.
Mr.. Putnam has been connected with
the company for many years and has
been a part of its growth. Mr.. Oil
phant came to the company from New
York, after several years insurance
experience in the Boston Office and as
an executive in a large business in
New York. He was also in the navy
during the war.
Mr. Holt has been with the company
for long time. he has been prom.
inent in Montpelier city affairs and
has been closely connected with the &c
tuarial work for years in the company.
Mr.. jackson some two years ago went
to the company from Barre, where he
was principal OF Spaulding high school.
Mr.. Brigham went to Montpelier re,
Gently from the Boston office, where he
has been about 10 years and was a sue
cessful agent. In the absence Of MIR.
Field. the superintendent of agencies,
he win be in charge of the office.
Mr.. Wilmington has been success
ful insurance agent in Massachusetts,
and j. valuable addition TO the office.
Mr. Shepard has been an assistant in
tho agency department for some years
and Is well known in insurance circles.
Mr. Pierce was connected with the
loan department before he entered the
navy, in which he was paymsster. and
upon his discharge from service he
went back 10 the loan work. He is a
Young man who has made a large circle
Of friends since coming TO Montpelier
Mr. Brigham is a graduate of Amherst.
Mr. Wilmington of Trinity, Mr.. Jack
SON of Vale and Mr. OIiphant OF Dart
mouth college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
COSTS TOO MUCH
Federal Trade Commission Recon-
mends Improved Marketing Facil-
tiles and Processes at Great
Consuming Centers.

Washington, ID. c., April The
| costs of food distribution are too great
the federal trade commission declared
to-day, and recommended improved
marketing facilities and processes at
the great consuming centers as long
step towards lowering the high cost OF
living.
"The movement of food should be
made most direct from field to fac
tory" the commission declared IN q
report on wholesale marketing of food,
one of the series in the food price in
vestigation ordered by the president.
Elimination of unnecessary costs and
losses in food distribution, the report
added, would not only ''act as coun-
ter agent in checking the disparity in
food prices and money incomes, but
would strengthen the nations position
in its competition for world trade"
The report asserts that the rapid
rise in food prices in recent years is
not so significant as "that the money
incomes of large numbers have fallen
far short of proportional increase
"The weekly wage OF union organ
lied labor in 1918 bought but II per
cent laccording to the department OF
labor as much food as in 1913. The
larger number of service incomes do
not fall within this organized group
and are much slower to respond to the
pressure Of higher cost of living
Moreover, these incomes are for the
same reason usually less in amount.
II follows that for very large numbers
of people receiving relatively small IN
comes, weeks wage in 1918 was pur.
chasing much less than II per cent OF
the food it bought in 1918.
Food absorbs 38.2 per cent OF the
average American households income.
II therefore constitutes no inconsider-
able part of the wage and salary cost
in all production. OF two companies
whose products enter the same markets
otherwise equally, that one which sup
plies its working people with food at a
lower community cost either will pay
its working people higher real wage
or win have marked advantage in
under selling the other through lower
production costs. Both results may in
some measure follow.
"A wise governmental policy towards
the food industries may lower produe-
tion and distribution costs together
with the final sales price without pro-
purtionally increasing governmental
costs, thus reducing the national cost
of food"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
For Those Who Served
More Than 60 Days in
the World War
ABOUT 100000 MEN
WILL BE AFFECTED
The House Ways and Means
Committee to Report
Measure Soon

Washington, d. c., April IA com
posite soldier relief bill granting ad-
justed compensation at 81 for each
days service to approximately three
million former service men, will be re-
ported to the House within a week,
Chairman Fordney of the ways and
means committee announced to-day.
Passage of the measure by the House
is planned before May |. Senate lead
ers announced the bill would be ap-
proved by the Senate before the con
vention in June, should it be passed
by the House this month.
With the elimination of all commits
stoned officers along with those who
served less than 90 days Sr who We're
employed in shipyards or received from
their employers the difference between
their civilian incomes and army pay,
the number of those eligible has been
narrowed to approximately three mil
lion. Experts have informed the com
mittee that the average service is ten
months. making the average payment
$500 to each man. Those who were
commissioned after serving as enlisted
men would be paid on basis of time
served in the ranks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
TOLUNTEERS DRILLING
TO OPERATE TRAINS
Prominent Men are Engaged in Fir.
ing" and Doing other Odd Jobs
to Break the Strike.

New York. April l4.--Civiliau volun
tcers 10 break he strike Of rebellous
railroad workers here were drilling in
New York and New Jersey terminal Is
10 day and railroad Officials announced
services of several hundred men prob
ably would be utilized to operate sub
urban trains.
The first volunteer trains for com
muters on the Erie railroad were greet
cd st stations by crowds waving flags
and cheering. ON ono Of these trains
Mayor A. F. Wood of Wcstwood. y. J..
was firing the engine. and the crew
consisted of well-known. wealthy res
idents Ct the New Jersey town.
'Thc millionaire special" from upper
Nontclsir rolled into the Erie termina
after a 45-minute run. The firemen
ware Richard Sanderson. New York
manager of the Baldwin Locomotive
works. and T. r. Quinn. the New Eng
land representative of that company.
Mayor Charles n. Martens of East
Orange. y. T.. and Frank l. Kramer,
for u yesrs national bicycle champion.
fred train from South Orange 10 Ho
boken
Commuters from New Jersey 10 New
York boarded the trains equipped with
ttavcling bags. and prepared. il necrs-
ssry. 20 spend the night in New York.
Ill-feeling between strike symps1hiz
ers and strike breakers was much in
evidence.
First reports during the day indicat-
ID isolated movements Of strikers 10
return 20 work Fifteen crews Of the
Pennsylvania. who had gone out. re-
turned. There were no reports of fur
ther walkouts.
Freight service still was virtually
psTalyzed. but the Pennsylvania an
nuunred sixty cars ~ fooassnffs frorn
ChicaCo probably would reach the
rasd's New jersey term nal tonight
r was announced that > caricads of
S-rssed berf from Buffalo would b.
transported on trucks from Westches-
t-r. where ID arrived 1o-dsy.
Motor trucks were 10 use b. manT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
IN FERMENT OF
EXCITEMENT
Dublin Seethes With Dis
content, General Strike
Still Continuing
CONSTABLE KILLED,
ASSAILANT FLED
One of the Hunger Strikers
Removed from Prison in
State of Collapse

Dublin, April l4-The general strike
declared yesterday in protest against
the treatment of the Irish hunger
strikers in Mount Joy prison continued
to-day with added tenseness and in
creased fears of serious developments
Sixty thousand workers in Dublin
alone are on strike and feeling
of pronounced excitement prevails
throughout the capital
The day was marked early by a fa'
tality, Constable Harry KelIs being
shot and killed while on plain clothes
duty in Camden street The constab ble's
assailant fired two shots from his re-
volver and ran away before he could
be apprehended
The shooting added TO the general
excitement. Thousands of people are
paradng the streets and collisions be-
tween the populace and the military
are feared.
There have been rapid Developments
in connection with the strike. Wis
count French. the yiceroy, sent for the
lord mayor to-day and later the mill.
tary was Withdrawn from the vicinity
of Mount Joy prison. One of the pris-
oners among the hunger strikers was
removed to the city hospital in state
of collapse.
Another development was the arriv-
al in Dublin of General Sir Nevil Mae
ready, the new commander OF the forces
in Ireland. who is expected to assume
his duties at once.
The general expectation here with
regard to the hunger strikers, based on
last nights debate in the House of
Commons in London, is that the gov
ernment, although refusing TO release
the political prisoners, will make some
concessions in their treatment to Sc
cure the termination of the hunger
strike. The feeling appeared to be
that some formula for a settlement
which would not be held TO constitute
a backdown by either side was being
sought.
Reports were that the general strike
was gaining ground meanwhile.
Urgent appeals are being issued
among the populace for prayers for the
safety of the hunger strikers in Mount
Joy prison. who are reported TO be
sinking rapidly.
Great activity prevailed in official
quarters to-day, leading to the belief
that vital decision was about to be
taken a.! to whether the prisoners
should be released or permitted TO die.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
CABINET IN SESSION
MORE THAN AN HOUR
Attorney General Palmer
Called His Assistants into
Conference and 1t Is Pre-
sumed They Started a
Movement to End the
Unauthorized Railroad
Strike.

Washington, d. c., April l4.-Presi'
dent Wilson and his cabinet discussed
the railroad strike for more than an
hour to-day and apparently reached
some conclusion, but there was no in
timstion as to its nature.
Attorney General Palmer made this
statement as he left the White House !;
1T is fair to conclude that the strike
situation was discussed, but | am not
prepared to say what conclusions We're
reached
Other members OF the cabinet would
make no statement, referring inquiries
TO the attorney general. Some init
mated, however, that definite decision
had been made one way or another as
to government intervention.
Mr.. Palmer went direct from the
White House to his office and immedi-
ately summoned for conference his
assistants, who have been keeping in
close touch with the strike situation
Soon after the cabinet meeting, the
president telegraphed members of the
newly named railroad labor board to
ask them to come TO Washington and
begin TO function as soon as their nom
nations had been confirmed by the
Senate.
The Immediate summoning of the
board was one -of the matters decided
upon at the cabinet meeting. I was
learned. The president had been in
formed that Senator Cummins, chair
man of the Senate interstate commerce
committee, had prepared a resolution
permitting the board to meet here in
stead of Chicago, and the presidents
action was in anticipation of the adop
ticn of this resolution.
The president, wearing a business
suit, greeted the members Of his off
cial family as they were ushered into
his study. In opening the session ne
took a seat behind a big desk and the
cabinet officers were grouped in semi
circle in front of him in the order of
their rank.
Rear Admiral Grayson. the presi-
dents physician. said the president had
enjoyed meeting with his advisers 1T
did him good declared DR. Grayson.
Cabinet officers declared the presi
dent had been in excellent humor and
had laughed and ioked with them
They cypec, that meetings Of the cab
met will be held weekly in the future.
Shortly v after convening at noon. the
Senate at the request of Senator Lodge,
went into executive session TO consider
the nominations TO the railroad labor
board submitted yesterday by the pres
idcnt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-14
NEW1 ENGLAND Is
NEARLY ISOLATED
As Far as transportation of Food, Coal
and Raw Materials Is Concerned,
Situation Was Hourly Grow
ing More Serious.

Boston, April l5.-New England wa.
confronted to-day whit almost com.
plete isolation so far as transportation
of food, coal and raw materials was
concerned. The situation, caused BY
stringent freight embargoes on through
lines OF railroads in this section due to
the 'insurgent' strike Of railroad
workers, hourly was becoming more Sc
rious.
Congestion Of cratic al all New Eng
land gateways has brought about de-
crease in the movement of freight unit II
essential commodities are merely trick
ling in. Railroad officials predicted
that unless relief was forthcoming
within as hours. further drastic cuts
would he made in all branches Of traf-
fc because of lack of coal. which has
ceased TO come into New England
Industrial establishments in every
New England state are feeling severe
" he inability to procure coal or raw
material. Warehouses arc filed with
finished products that cannot be
shipped. An industrial shutdown Is,
probable. 1t was said. unless coal can
be speedily brought in.
Railroad workers with few cxcep-
tions continued 10 day to remain loyal
10 the lines in this section. Fewer than
200 men were said 10 be out. all Of
them in Connecticut Many trsnspor-
tatiou officials have volunteered their
services in an efor. 10 move necessi-
ties tied up in the freight yards at the
various gateways
Reports on food supplies ~ the cities
indicate that in most places sufficient
quantities II fresh meats have been
stored to last from week TO ten days
Supplies of milk have been moved
without Interference and in most places
large amounts Of canned goods were
being held in reserve.
The Boston & Maine railroad has de-
clared an absolute embargo on all
freight out Of New England. The en-
bargo affects seriously railroads IN
Maine and Vermont. for which the
Boston & Maine i tho connecting svs-
TEN with the lines against which the
embargo j. specifically directed. Tho
coal .hort age on this road is serious.
The New York. New Haven & Hart
ford railroad to-day cancelled = psssen-
ger train on the Boston Philadelphia
run. Cancellations previously nsde rc-
main Officials If the road said freight
traffic remained unchanged from the
lass few dsvs
Passenger servioe on the Boston &
Albany wss normal and freight service
20 per cent normal