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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
CRAZE FOR KNITTING
Has Struck Vienna, Due TO Red Cross
Commissioner.

Vienna, Jan. I'm Vienna Just now
there is as great a craze for knitting as
there was in England during the war
This revival is due TO Major Bateman,
the American Red Cross commissioners,
because it was cheaper Tor America TO
furnish wool than to furnish garments
for the people of Austria, He organ
lied band of volunteer knitters,
whose number has now grown to 20.
900 and 10000 children. The yarn with
which they work is furnished free and
the finished garments, most Of which
are for the smallest children are dis.
tributed through American organiza
tioBs
Austrian women invented the so
called continental" method Of knit
ting, which is said to be faster than
any other and involves fewer motions,
the familiar click Of the needles for
instance, being entirely absent They
claim to be the best knitters in the
world and have already turned out thou.
sands of garments. using up the wool
faster than it can be supplied
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

In this connection :; might be stated
that with 240 more pupils in 1912 than
this wear. the schools were conducted
in 10 less rooms than are in use to-
dav.
There ought to be a reduction of at
least II cents in the school tax rate
the coming wear.
While little or no permanent work
was done by the city the past year,
there was paid of the years tax col
lections bills contracted in 1919 to the
amount Of over s. 500. OF close to an
II cent tax rate This could probably
be stretched to a l5-eent reduction in
the general city tax.
The direct state tax was 40 cents
last year. While there is some talk
Of its being done away with in 1921.
II is too early 20 say what viii be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

nicipally owned roads to a monopoly,
contrary to the terms of the act ere
ating the park which provided that mo
lands located within the park boundar-
les now held in private, municipal or
state ownership shall be affected by or
subject to the provisions of this act. !"
The brief further quotes the act ere
ating the park as providing that the
public have the "freest use" of the
park and that the park also have "rea-
sonable rules and regulations not incon-
sistent with the laws of the United
States These three definite reserva
tions, it is declared, have been violated
through monopolization of transporta
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

done, but it is fair guess that it will
be cut in half.
These three items would give Ie-
duction of 80 cents over the 1920 rate,
or tax rate of $3.50 This may be
affected, however, by shrinking grand
list Under existing business condi-
tions there should be at least this much
reduction.
For the courtesy and cooperation
given by the members of the board OF
aldermen, the city clerk and by all 9TH
er city officials, l wish to express my
Appreciation Each and all have given
their best efforts in administering the
affairs of the city, and | believe they
are duly appreciated by the taxpayers
of Barre.
Frank T.. Langley, Mayor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
A Limited Clientele.

A lady reader in Brookline sends u
the following:
My little boy was naughty just be
fore Christmas and | said to him, San
ia Claus only comes to good children
HUH he snorted. If he did hi
wouldn't have to hurry much to ge
around Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
"Papes Cold Compound Breaks any Cold in Few Hours

Instant Relief! Don't stay stuffed
up! Quit blowing and snufTlingl A
dose Of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken usually breaks any cold right up.
The first dose opens clogged nos
trils and air passages of head; stops
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
Cured.

81 notice that Agnes doesn't 90
around boring other poole with her all.
ments as she used to.
No; she met a man who cured her
completely"
"A doctor ?"
oh, no. She was telling this man
some of her symptoms when he re-
marked: It's strange how many Of
those things afflict people as they begin
TO grow old Since then she has held
her tongue about them. - Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
Metarphorically Speaking.

Folks across the hall from us had
a scrap last night. Wife told her hus-
band She wouldn't live in fiat
month longer"
Case OF fat tire, Ell? What hap
pened then ?"
"She got a blowing up."-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
Waited Across the stvx.

as it true, Tom, asked the shade of
Theodore Hook, that you supplied the
sculptor with the marble block for your
own statue2"
Certainly notl" replied the shade Of
Hood Had ! done so he'd have been
sure 70 chisel me out Of it, Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

nose running; relieves headache, dull
ness, feverishness, sneezing
'Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est, surest relief known and costs onl
a few cents at drug stores 1t act
without assistance. Tastes nice. Cod
tains no quinine. Insist upon Pape's.
Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
Willing to Wait.

Wife-That new nurse Of ours must
be Bowery product. She speaks Of
the nursery as the 'noisery"
Hub Well, from the racket the
youngsters make, l rather think that's
the way it should be pronounced
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
The Only Way.

Junior partner-Yes, that new Office
boy is a. good deal of bungler, but
let's have patience; he may bring home
the bacon yet
Senior partner He won't unless we
send him for ham-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
In Plain Prose.

Heiress--Jack Hunter says he can
not live without me.
Her friend-He means, dear, that he
can't live in the style he would like
without you.-Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

You are bilious, constipated. head
achy, fun OF cold unstrung. Your meals
don't fit breath is bad skin salow
Take one or two Cascarets tonight for
your liver and bowels and wake up
clear, rosy and cheerful. No gripping
no Inconvenience Children love Caesar
cts too 10, ., 80 cents.-Adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
Need of More Water.

apparatus In gO0u cOndltlon. he opera
house was leased during the year at a
yearly rental of S2,400
Need of More Water.
Numerous problems confront the
+ city but one that will need attention
u soon is that of providing an increased
water supply. Already the consump-
ton of water has grown so great many
4 householders on the outskirts of the
city fail to get an adequate supply
during the busy part of the day. Els
pecially is this noticeable on the lines
furnished from the Bolster reservoir.
For immediate relief the water depart
ment should resume the work begun a
few years ago, but suspended through
the war period, of installing water me-
ters until every house in Barre is on
meter service. Users Of water on me
tiers look after their water fixtures
more carefully and this tends to pre-
vent waste and conserve the present
supply,
The Problem of Local Taxation
Barre's tax rate in 1920 was "a. This |
is larger than it ought to be again, but
it is going to be much greater prob
lem to bring it down than it was to
raise it to that figure. OF the 81 raised,
81 cents was for state and county taxes !
required by law, Sl50 fixed by charter
and by voters in city meeting, for city
schools, and $l.59 for general city ex-
penses fixed by the city council. This !
last tax was - cents higher than in
1919, and "a cents higher than in 1914, /
when the total tax for Barre was
1925. While the general city tax has
increased 30 per cent in six years. the
city school tax has grown over 100 per
cent. This growth in the tax rate for
six years is shown in the following Ia
bic:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12

II will be seen from the above that
II the general city tax were wiped out
entirely and we stopped everything
but the city schools we would have a
tax rate of $2.4I, or considerably in
excess of that of lOl4, Even a part
of the Sl.50 general city tax goes to-
ward the maintenance of our schools
Tn 1920, 81 $50 out of the money raised
by this tax went to pay interest on
school bonds This is equal to a six
cent tax. which added to the school
tax of $3.50, gives a total of 81 56 ex-
pended on schools as against 81 SO ex-
pended for the maintenance of fire. 20
lice, street sidewalk, sewer and bridge,
poor, health and engineering depart
merits of the city. as well as the care
of public buildings and salaries of city
officials,
School Consolidation.
It will be seen from these figures
that if any material reduction is to
be made in the tax rate the coming
year some of it must come in the
school tax as well as the general city
tax. II will be claimed. and rightly
so, that no reduction can be made in
the salaries paid to our teachers
Where then. is tire reduction to come
That is the problem that confronts
the school commissioners, and we have
no doubt but what they can solve Il
but, if we may be allowed TO make a
suggestion. we wish to call attention
TO the fact that the average attend
ance in our city schools has fallen off
o57 ,,unils sinca 1nlI and This smaller
number of pupils is using five more
school rooms than in wat year. Why
not reawange attendance at the Math-
ewson and Brook street schools so as
TO include all that now are housed in
the Summer street school and close
that building? One half of the Lincoln
building might also be closed These
and other ways of saving will suggest
themselves to the commissioners. As
showing how the attendance in our
city schools has decreased, the follow
ing table is appended;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-12
MUCH PROGRESS
MADE IN YEAR
Continued from first. page

apparatus in good condition. The opera
house was leased during the year at a
yearly rental of $1,000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22

going 10 land - bombay as VloeroY
Quite noon now. Lady Reading will
be receiving sellci ladiei 81 rnnisli
parties. Discussing Ger approaching
departure. Lady Rcailng said she
Nas looking forward yofy much @
the whole affair, except that sic
would have 10 leave her "hcloved
grandchildren
Lady Reading has spent much time
studying the problems of the women
OF India and hopes to b. q great
help to them
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
ITALY SENDING
SURPLUS PEOPLE
TO AMERICA NOW
BY HENRY WOOD

United Press staff Correspondent
Rome. Mar. 1. CBy Mail)- Despite
the emigration restrictions that are
still in force in many countries
since the war. ltaly's emigration
statistics for 1920, just completed,
show that her ever increasing ex-
cess of population cannot be kept
at home.
As in pre-war years, the United
States and Argentine continue to be
the two great drawing centers for
Italian emigrants. Although ltaly's
emigration for 1920 is still a long
ways from equaling the figures at
tanned before the war. yet the in
crease over that of 1919 Is very
great
: In 1913, the last year before the
war broke up ltaly's normal emf
grafton currents. her emigration
reached the total of S72,59S. Dur
ing the war all emigration ceased
In 1919 her emigration reached on
" 5G.59S, but in 1920 it attained a
total of 3G5, OOO. or nearly half OF
the 1913 record. Unless emigration
restrictions of foreign countries limit
this human current. Italian emigra'
ton authorities are confident that
The present year will see the nor
NAL pre.war emigration re-establish'
ed.
One of the most important bene-
fits which Italy counts on receiv-
ing from her emigrating class now
is that of their contribution to-
wards the establishment of ltal'
ian exchange. All Italian %emigrants
invariably send home a large part
Of their savings and these can be
counted on to build up a nice little
balance of foreign credits and mon
eys that will go far towards re-es-
tablishing the foreign exchange of
OF the Ira.
Italian emigration divides itself in
to two currents, that which goes
merely to European countries and
that which is t~rans-oceanic. The
former for 1920 was 211,227, while
continental emigration was only 1885,
III.
During the past year the emigra-
tion to the United States quadrupled
that of 1919.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
Sister of &. II. =.
Student Dcdd is
Report Received

Lcona Farmer, sister of Jaun'la
Farmer. c~hlckashA high school stu
deaf. died early this morning In ".
WORTH. Tex. according to a telegram
received By Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Thornton. uig iowa avenue. uncle
and aunt Of the d%cceasod.
Funeral services will b. con
luclcd az the home of the parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Farmer. IN Al
void. Texas. Mr.. and Mss, Thornton
expect to leave this afternoon FOR
Alyola TO attend the funeral, details
II which are unknown here,
Miss Jaanlta Farmcr was at o.,
bedside n her sister when sh'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22

pared away.
The ~aaceased. fofmerA q Duncan
school teacher. MAS VOL known Ia
Chlckarha. having visited relatives
aud friends here maly llmeh Foe
como time she was given ltoaim mt
here but several wenhs ago MAS
moved TO Texas. Death Nas NOT un.
expected. as Mlsa Farmer had becn
IN q critical condition for more than
a month,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
Short Stories
Of the Town
Hears, senior Here.

=. Hurst. OF oklahoma city. Wis
licd friends ANA transacted business
IN chicfasha yesterday afternoon,
Mr.. Hurst Is tho father OF Raymond
7. Hurst. first Grady county hoy to
make the supreme sacrifice IN the
world war ard In whose honor the
local American Legion post was
named. Mr.. Hurst was at n time
engaged In farming ncar rocasset.
The Hurst family moved TO oklaho.
ma city four years ago. Raymond
r. Hurst. one OF TIE Tuscania Vie.
Tins whose body was washed ashore
aud found ON the coast OF Scotland.
l. Inferred In RosehIl cemetery.
near the state capital city.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
Wedding Report Denied

Ntoe''h NNFNR ~NNN
some days ago The Express was
furnished with the statement that
Herbert S~hockley. a former Chicka'
aaa high school student was married
IN II. Worth. Tex. the girls name
being given Us Miss Ruth Mabel
Miller. The report stated that Mr..
aud Mrs. Shockley would make their
home In Dallas. Today, Mr.. Shock
ley stated that the report Is nm
true. Evidently some Of Mr.. Shock
lcy's friends. hearing the rumor'
sought TO do the Express a service
by furnishing material FOR the itom'
or some person sought to play o
rather rough joke on the young man.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
= = = = = = = = = = 4 = . =
PUBLIC RECORDS =
4. 4 = a a = = = = = = = = =
Marriage Licenses.

Alphus Rlchcy. age II. OF D,an.
chard, and Miss Jewell Wynn. age
20. OF Blanchard.
Civil suits-plstriet Court.
Minnie NJ. Turpln. w. Safeguard
Insurance company OF New York. a
corporation.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-03-22
ONCE SAILED AS SHIPS
BOY. NOW AAS VlCEROY

London. (By Mail.)-Lady Reading
thinks it is like a fairy-tale' that
her husband, who when 10 years old
went to India as a ships boy, is now
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
THREE BUILDINGS
ROBBED LAST NIGHT
Woodward Apartments, a Res.
taurant and a Store in
Downtown District.

Burglars seem to have been mar
ticularly busy in Wilmington last
nit Three houses are reported to
have been broken into,
Al the apartments of Gnpin g
Woodward, 1O1 West Eighth street
thieves gained an entrance between
7.so o'clock and $50. plundering the
i've rooms and carrying away iewelrv
va.-cd at $500.
AT the Chesapeake restaurant. 621
West Front street, at about o'clock
this morning, burglars forced an en-
trance, securing merchandise valued
at SIS.
The third place broken into was at
small cigar store along the South
Market street causeway near the Bal
timore Ohio railroad crossing This
robbery netted approximately $50 in
money and merchandise.
The robbery at the Woodward anar+
ments was evidentally the work Of
professionals. So quietly did tho
thieves work that residents of adioin-
ing apartments, who We're home al the
time, failed 70 detect any sound. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward left their
apartment shortly after o'clock. An
doors were security locked. Upon their
return, two hours later the entire FIVE
rooms were found in disorder. 1t is
believed that skeleton key was used.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
MINE UNION LEADERS
CASES ARE CONTINUED
Not to be Tried TIL December
for Murder of Mingo County
Officials.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

~ -ASSSttdksQ EtSSs 70 livery evening.
Charleston. w. Va, Oct. 1.-THE
trials Of c. =. Kceney and Fred
Mooney, president and secretary o.
District No. II, United Mine woIk-
ers of America. Indicted in Mingo
county. August %, in connection with
the death CT Ambrose Gooslin and Dan
Whit, killed during dist 1rbanLes in
the Williamson coal field, last Nav.
We're continued by Judge Bailey yes
terday, until ths December term OF
court. Judge FaHey said the defen-
dants would be admitted to bail il
they desired it, after Prosecuting At
torney s. b. Stocks offered no objec-
tion. However, neither Mooney nor
Keeney signified what course they
would pursue.
The case of Reece Chambers and
Fred Burgraff indicted more than a
year ago in connection .th the killing
of w. j. Ferguscn, one of seven Bald
win-Felts detectives killed in the
Matewan battle in May. 1920, was set
FOR October 21. This will be the sec
ond trial Sor Chambers and Burgran
on the same charge. At the conclu-
sion of the first one, September %.
last, the jury failed 70 agree.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
WESTERN RETAINS
ORDINATION PAPERS
District Superintendent Watt
VIII Probably Take Some Ac-
ton In Elkton Tomorrow.

There we're no developments TODAY
~ The case o. r. 7. Western. the Elk.
Ton man who was expelled from the
Methodist ministry last Tuesday night
sfier public hearing, and who has
refused % surrender his ordination
phrers g Rcv. Or Robert Watt. dis
tFict superintendent.
one of the many plans discussed In
connection with the case Is a move
Went seeking 90 again change the
marriage laws In Maryland. The
strength of the Methodist Episcopal
church, through the Wilmington con-
Terence. win be back OF this move
meni, y Il said. and there Is a plan
under way, by means Of which the
dfieestes 20 the legislative conven-
Ton vii agree 20 the changes ths.
VII be proposed.
The nature OF the amendment IN
ne iaw u being carefully guarded. be-
eaass the supporters realize that pre-
mature announcement OF the plans
hifht defeat the project.
i ls the intention Of DIR. Na+. 70
80 70 Eikton tomorrow 70 proceed with
leEsl action TO recover the ordination
pspers OF Mr.. Western.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
ELMER TOTEM NAMED.
Laurel Man Said to Have Been
Chosen for Field Prohibi-
ton Agent.

Following discussion of matters OF
public sentiment in this State on the
enforcement of the prohibition laws
last Friday and Saturday, during a
conference between Robert b. Elliott
Federal prohibition director for Del
aware. and Federal Prohibition Com
missioner r.. A. Haynes, at Washing
ton, report reached Wilmington to-
day to the effect that Elmer Totten. a
well-known resident of Laurel had
been appointed by the Washington
authorities as a Federal prohibition
agent. to be affiliated with the office
OF Director Elliott. Mr.. Totten, IL is
understood, win report to Mr.. Elliott
this afternoon for active field duty.
The appointment of Mr.. Totten as
field agent. carries into effect the ac-
tual field program of Director Elliott.
as announced in Every Evening last
week, when ii was stated that rec
ommendation has been made for the
appointment OF Sussex county man
for the position.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
NOACT|ON ON AUTO
PARKING RESOLUTION
Street and Sewer Directors
Postpone Decision for
One Week.

/ Definite action on the resolution
pending before the Street and Sewer
ID .)artment prohibiting the parking
of automobiles around Rodney Square
was postponed for one week by the
directors at their meeting this morn
ing. II was given third reading, bu,
on motion of Director Grier. ii was
laid over for a week Director Sparks
said he thought if the board was
going TO do anything with the resolu-
ton il should be done at once.
Howard n. Ward. president of City
Council, appeared before the board
and opposed the adoption OF the reso-
luton. He pointed out that the orig
inal plan for the park had been so
drawn that space along Market
street as provided for parking purposes
and in addition to this he said he
thought a number Of machines park
ed there gave the city a businesslike
and prosperous appearance. He could
not see that machines lined up about
the square detracted from its beauty
for he said II required a view from
above 10 gain the fun Significance Of
the beauty Of this public square. He
also thought It would work a hard
ship on some II they We're forbidden
@ park their automobiles there.
President Johnson explained that
definite action would be postponed for
a time IN order 10 give the directors
an opportunity 10 sound public senti-
mrnt regarding the contemplated
action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
+. o. BOWEN CONSTABLE.
Chosen by the Levy Court to Sue.
eeed "Blll' Tinsman.

The resignation of William Tins
man as rural policeman In Christiana
hundred was accepted by the Levy
Court this morning and Frank o.
Bowen, who had the Endorsement of
several civic bodies and citizens OF
Richardson Park, was elected to the
vacant post.
Repairs to the road leading from
Lancaster Pike to Mt. Pleasant and
Golden Bridge in Mill Creek hundred
were put in the hands Of Commissioner
strahorn and the county engineer. A
delegation Of residents along the route
was present to urge this action, and
communications from j. Ernest Town
send and the Brandywine Springs
Community Club were received TO
the same effect
A similar application was made bv
John G. Higgins Of Delaware CITY on
behalf Of the road between Kirkwood
and st. Georges, which was received
and filed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-11
MURDER MYSTERY GROWS.
Madison, NJ. j., Police Unable
to Gain Clue to Staying of
Girl of IL.

81 Associated Press TO Every Evening
Madison, N. j., Oct. III THE mys-
terry of who murdered l1-year.old
Janet Lawrence in n clump Of woods
here last Thursday decpened TODAY
as detectives abandoned the second
set of clues on which they had work
ed.
Frank Felice, arrested YESTERDAY
after neighbors had told OF seeing a
Wild man" near the scene of the
murder, was said TO have convinced
the authorities he had no connection
with the crime. The report thata o
with the crime. A report that an es-
capped criminal .unatic had been ar
rested TN Stamford. Conn. and had ad.
mitted being in Morristown on the Jay
OF the murder was denied by the
Stamford police
Francis kluxeh, the 14-year-old boy
who was originally held in connection
with the staying, still Is under So
600 bond, but County Prosecutor Aillla
said he would not bring Janat's muir
der before the grand jury, which con-
venes today, as he did not have sur.
hcient facts. Sheriff Bryan openly 10
clared the boy had proven his inno-
cenee.
The only known clue left is an
anonymous letter from Ph'ad,l.,hio
signed ripper" in which The writer
boasts Of having committed the crime.
detectives have asked Philadelphia
ponce to try To find the writer.