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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

This reduction of 80 cents on the
dollar is brought about by the cut OF
the direct state tax by one half, de.
crease Of 10 cents on the city school
tax and slashing of IL cents on the
general city tax
The city council hopes to make both
ends meet on the decreased tax and
will be aided somewhat by slightly
increased grand list, as recently noted
in these columns, the new grand LIST
being slightly OVER 81 600, subject to
some changes
Other business transacted BY the
council last night was light Building
permits were granted to Mrs Annetfs
Brusa TO move a barn to II Howard
street, to Grant Lane to remodel
barn on North Seminary street inte
an automobile storage; to the Pres
brey-Leland Co. to build storeshed
on Wiley street; to A. Fine to build q
private garage at 46 Maple avenue
The building inspector reported 36 mi.
nor permits granted in April The re.
port was accepted, and the inspecto,
was empowered to change the printed
form of building and remodeling per,
mits
A petition for a street light at the
corner of Huntington avenue and Or,
ange street was referred to the light
ing committee to investigate and re,
port Orange street residents who de.
sire to have their street oiled from
Liberty to West Patterson street were
TO the street committee and
will have their wishes filled
I the oil now being sprinkled holds
nut. The report of the Fidelity &
'asualty Co. on the condition of
'oiler in the city building was referred
Q the property committee.
l.. Gallagher was given permit ia
ell fireworks at POP North Main street.
Bills ordered paid were: City treas,
rer payroll, S97.07 street paw
$500; water pay. sl4377; fire paw
lo3.05; assessors: $40; city hall Jan.
or. $50; Overseer of the Poor II. w
cott, 500 Granite Savings Bank q
rust Co. $40, interest of 81 900 wa.
n bonds; Granite Savings Bank a
rust Co, 500, interest on $4,000 Or.
nge reservoir bonds; Leon L. Cum.
ings, $3.50; poor department, 81 200
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
STATE TROOPS
FORM GORDON
ABOUT WAR ZONE
Trouble Started in Arrest
of Negro Charged With
Attack on a White Girl
White Men Cruise About
in Motor Cars Shooting
Down Amy Negroes Seen

Tulsa, Okla, June l.--Nearly ter
square blocks of the negro section OF
Tulsa, where an armed conflict has
been in progress between white men
and negroes since early last night, re-
sulting in reported death list of at
least six whites and so negroes and
rapidly increasing list of wounded,
were in flames to-day. The fire was re-
ported spreading and threatening to
wipe out a white residence section in
the stand pipe and Sunset hill add
tions.
Detachments of guanlsmen were
scattered throughout the city prepared
to meet all emergencies with machine
guns ready for action. Guards sur
rounded the armory while others as.
sisted in rounding up negrors and seq
regating them in the jail, convention
hall, baseball park and other places
which had been turned into prison
camps.
State troops under the command of |
Adjutant General c. f. Barrett arrived |
at o'clock to take charge of the sit
uation, augmenting local units of
guardsmen who were called out last
night. At this time there were re
ports of sporadic shooting and the sit
uation seemed to be easing.
The trouble is the result of the ar
rest late yesterday of Dick Rowland
tcorrectl negro. for an assault on an
orphan girl. The negro was spirited
away from the county Jail early to-day
by deputies from the office of Sheriff
Mccullough, who refused to divulge his
whereabouts.
The first attempts to fire the negro
quarter were made about 1880 O'Clock
this morning, when white men openly
threatened to destroy the locality. Two
houses at Archer and Boston streets,
used by more than 80 negroes as
garrison, were set afire at that time ,
and an alarm was turned in. Efforts of
the fire department to lay hose were
stopped by crowd of armed white !
men and the department returned to ,
its station.
The attempt to destroy the negro .
quarter by fire was resumed a few !
hours later when almost simultane- !
ously flames burst forth from doors ,
and windows of frame shacks along !
Archer street. Dense clouds of black !
smoke enveloped the locality. Under
over of the smoke screen armed men 8
n motor cars and afoot threw a cor. 1,
ION about the place and occasional
hots gave warning that the conflict
'till waged. i
As the fire enveloped the houses, a
legroes darted out from flaming door. a
Ways with upraised hands, shouting. II
Don't shoot. as they dashed through
he smoke. They were or iercd 10 sur.
ender and were quickly removed TO
rison camps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
BURIAL IN BARRE.
Funeral Of Mrs. c. D. Swasey Was Held
at Waterbury.


Waterbury, June THE funeral Of
Mrs. G. ID. Swasey was held yesterday
afternoon al her late home, there be,
ing large attendance of relatives and
friends. Rev. +. L. Goodspeed, pastor of
the congregational church in Barre
was the officiating clergyman, and the
bearers were four sons, Paul. Carroll
Richard and Alton Swasey, nephew
n. H. Newton Of rie University Of
Vermont, and Sidney Morse of Calais
the last named being husband Of Mrs
Swasey's niece.
A beautiful array OF flowers bespoke
the love and esteem of large number
Of people The body was taken Ia
Barre for burial in Elmwood cemetery
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were Miss Mar,
jorie Newton Of Jeffersonville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Buel Brewster of Cambridge. Mr..
and Mrs. l. 6. Robinson of Calais,
Misses Allie and Nellie Keith. Mr.. and
Mrs f. II. Rogers, Mrs Darwin Water.
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Av.
Grill. all OF Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
NATIVE OF RYEGATE.
Albert NJ whitelaw Died in a Boston
Hospital

Boston, june l. Albert Morss
Whitelaw. lifelong resident Of Rye.
gate. VI. died at a hospital here YES.
terday after a months illness. He was
&c years old.
Mr. Whitelaw. a veteran Of the Civil
war, was descendant of General
James Whitelaw. first surveyor gen.
eral Of the state Of Vermont and one
II the first Scots who settled in the
81 Byegate
Two sons. three daughters and one
sister surN i've him
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
WARD PRoUTY IN TROUBLE.
Newport Man Ran Auto After Having
License Revoked.

Harry A. Black, secretary Of state,
has received a report from the judge
Of the court in ST. Johnsbury that
Ward Prouty OF Newport was fined in
that court a small sum of money for
having been found operating his auto
mobile after his license had been re-
voked. Prouty's license was revoked
last year, and his name appeared
among the fifty which Mr.. Black re
Gently sent TO police officers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

Probably one Of the largest group
Of motorcyclists ever 10 leave Barre
together Was the party of Young men
from Barre and Grsniteyille. who last
Saturday left for Montreal. p o. to
spend the holidays. Headed by 4 "
Flanders and Joseph Dessureau. IL mo
torcycles left here. carrying Guido
Sempriboui. EaJ shannon. Hugh
Cushman. A. ". Flanders. y. PoiH. G.
Abbiatts James Mcdonald. Edward
O'Connor, perley Smith. John Kelly.
r r Jacques. Arthur Richard. Peter
POLAND. Mario Zanlconi. Albert Des-
sureau and Mr. Letourneau Of Gran
iteyille The party experienced good
roads and their Joyous journey ended
Monday evening. when they arrived
back in Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
IBARRE'S TAX
RATE $3.50
Reduction so Cents on
the rs ar Voted Last
: Night
LtxSIER GRAND
= LIST ONE REASON
Direct State Tax. City
School and City Gen.
eral Taxes Reduced

Good news for the Barre taxpayers.
The city tax rate is to be $3.50. Sub
tracted from last years $4 rate ii
leaves difference of 80 cents in favor
of the taxpayers pockets.
This decision of considerable impor.
tance was reached at the regular meet
ing of the city council last night in
the shape of resolution adopted, with
the following separate items of taxa,
tion:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

Robert Middleton and his family
who moved to farm in Roxbury
few months ago, are well and prosper
Gus. Mr. Middleton and the BOYS al
ready have cut and piled Is cords o.
wood in part fulflment of the condi
tion of purchase of their farm
Mrs. Leneller Ingalls, of Conway. n
H., is visiting here She has sold her
former home to Mr. and Mrs. n. l.
Chase. who have been occupying it for
two years.
+. w. Quimby was in Springfield
with his family over the HOLIDAYS.
Mr. and Mrs. r G. Coffin, who we're
at A. 1. Lincoln's several months in
the late winter and spring, have re-
turned to Springfield, Mass.
A FIRE which threatened damage was
put out yesterday beside the highway
near Herbert A. Williams after Mrs
Williams, seeing flames approaching
her home, had called her neighbors by
telephone. The first to arrive were
Arthur f. Spauldings men who were
cutting ash trees nearby Others
came after the fire had been put out.
II had followed the grass quite a long
distance and had caught the rail fence
and had burned il considerably. The
fire started from a match thrown
down by a smoker
Paul Schwenke Of South Royalton
sustained compound fracture Of
leg Monday when his motorcycle col
lided, head on. with an automobile
driven bv Robert Slater Of South Roy |
alton. II Is said that Mr. Schwenkc |
bought his motorcycle recently from |
Mr.. Slater The young man was
brought TO DIR. o. " Greene's sanato
rum in this village and the fractures /
were reduced and everything possible |
was done TO make him comfortable.
Announcement is made Of the an
preaching marriage Of Fred y. Fair
child to Miss Pauline Kuechler Of
Brooklyn. y. y. who j. known here
through visits at the Fairchild home.
A son was born Nav p 10 Mr.. and
Nirs. James Tancreti. This is the
ninth child Of the parents and all are
living.
= lAAt AaHaH ~ Ata NV tshNiNN> bi Allt
Harrington creamery was held Satur-
lay evening 70 consider future move
nents Nothing definite was done but
! committee. consisting 81 Ruel T.
abbott. {. +. Durham and W. II.
Preston. was named to canvass the
and, if necessary. call an
.ther meeting this week One of the
Possibilities j. that one Of the Brig
sfn chains Of creameries he estab-
ished here
=. y Chapman has constructed and /,
ainted an arch az the entrance of the !
layCround bearing the words. Whit \
omb High S hool Playground =
Guy Putnam 0f Boston i ~ his
u home IN Barnard /,
X. 4 Abbott has moved Cuv Rogers !
ousehold goods from Barre 10 North :
ovation. where b. viii live. driving +
lch morning q his barber shop here !,
George a. Marsh l. preparing 10 I.
pen 4 store ID thr Bascomb house =
lock. where the MarteI millinery \
ore was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
BARRE WIDOW SUES.
Eva B. Steward Seeks $4,000 Damages
for Husbands Death.

Eva B steward 81 Barre has
brought suit against Morton McAlli-.
ter and A. A Boycc of Barre to re-.
cover S25.eoO a. q result Of the death
of her hushaud who fen down stair
in the Worthcn block IN Barre sor1a
time since and who later died. it y
claimed a. result of The accident. Ths
ATTORNEYS are Thcriauii and Hunt cf
Montpelier for the plaintiff. The case
has been entered tn Washington ooun.
- oorrL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
BRUCE--HUNT.
Montpelierg Man and Barre Woman
United in Marriage.

At s o'clock last evening, at the Uni
versalist parsonage, Arthur H. Bruce
Of Montpelier and Mrs. Nettie Hunt of
Barre were united in marriage by Rev.
f. 0. Hokerk. They will reside at l33
South Main street, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

4 party II fishermen and women
guided BY Mr. and Mrz II. s Parks of
Averili street and inclliiug Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Edson IS Montpelier. DR..
and Mr. " p LaEen of south Main
street. Mis- Rufh Averill. Miss Anne
AveriH Miss Mary Patterson and
Ms. Bertha Hirrs motored t. Chfl-
sea Memorial day Is spend the dav.
and usre rewarded uiih several e1-
eelisnf trout
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
BETHEL
Fred H. Beal, Well Known Labor
Leader, Died at Frankfort, Me.

Fred II, Besl formerly Of this vii.
lage, died Sunday at Frankfort, Me.
Mr.. and Mrs w j. Beal aud NJ. @.
Beal attended the funeral yesterday.
The deceased was for two years presi.
dent of the Vermont branch OF the
American Federation of Labor and was
very active in local labor circles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

Mr and Mrs. Perlev Churchill re-
turned yesterday % Berlin. n H.. aft
sr pas-inr THE week end with Mrs
Churchilis mother. Mrs Alex. Gordon
q SpsuldiuC street
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
PARTS OF TULSA, OKLA, AFZRE;;
SCORES OF CASUALTIES RESULT
FROM TERRIFIC RACE STRUGGLE F.
MONTPELIER
Edward M. Lynch and Mrs. Daisy
Doten Racine Married.

/ Edward NJ. Lynch of Montpelier anG
Mrs. Daisy Doten Racine of Berlin
were united in marriage at 4;3O O'Clock
yesterday afternoon by Rev. w. H
Nichols at the Unitarian parsonage in
Montpelier. They were attended by Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Baker, the later a
sister of the bride. The bride wore
white satin, with a crepe de chine over
dress, and picture hat. Her sister was
dressed in blue silk For the present
Mr., and Mrs. Lynch will reside with
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.
Doten, in Berlin, later removing to
where the groom is en-
gagged as a stonecutter
A wedding dinner was served last
evening at the Doten home. There were
many gifts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
CLAIM IS KILLED.
Telephone Message to Gov. Robertson
Stated Today.

Oklahoma City; Okla, June l.-Sev-
enty-fve persons, whites and negroes.
have been killed in the race outbreak
in Tulsa, according to a telephone mes
sage TO Governor Robertson to-day
from the chief OF police at Tulsa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01

Figures obtained at the commission
er OF industries office substantiate the
report, made by the associated indus
tries of Vermont of the poor indus
trial conditions in the state, for in the
month of May there were the smallest
IN any month during J. s. Buttles'
number of reports of accidents received
term Is commissioner. The number is
only 463, while last year the number
was running $50 month. Mr.. Buttles
attributes the decrease solely to the
poor industrial conditions.
The work of expending the 81 600
on Harlow hill in Stowe,
which is on the main road leading to
Smugglers' notch is progressing in fine
shape under the supervision of NJ Her.
bert of Middlesex. Persons going to |
he notch go by the way of the Bing
lams Falls road and return over the
1ew road. The grade on the Hill is
,eing reduced from % per cent one
o about 10. The top of the hill is be-
ng used to fill towards the bottom of
he hill, while the hill is also being
videned by use of some of the mate
lal being taken out of the road.
II. p. Sheldon, fish and game com
has sent Warden Docherty
o Bristol pond to plant there a quan
ity of pickerel which were taken from
be Lake Champlain hatchery These
re the only fish there are in the pond
nd the persons in that section asked
nat no other kind be placed in the
ond, where they have nice fishing.
w. $. Choate of Montpelier has set !
ed his account in estate of Dorothy
hoate, late of Montpelier This is not
orothy A. Choate.
Prof. +. w Garran of Norwich uni Il
rsity has commenced employment in \
e office OF the state engineer for the h
miner vacation. T
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
I'm W all Street
Hill Stocks Weak

Northern Pacific and Great Northern
were strikingly weak yesterday, and
this was referred to by stock market
traders az significant, in view Of the
fact that directors of both roads are
scheduled to meet for dividend action
within the next two weeks. Northern
Pacific broke from 661@ to 6175, and
failed to participate in the late after
noon rally TO any appreciable extent.
The net decline was 3 points, while
Great Northern was down 2A Rail
road men say that the two companies
can maintain their regular dividend
rates by dipping into surplus, but ex-
press doubt that the directors would
adhere to such policy for long when
the outlook for increased business is
still so uncertain. 1t vas pointed out
that neither road has to draw on it's
own funds to meet the interest on the
100000 new joint 6hs, as this is
provided for by the Burlington divi-
dend. The annual dividend rate Of
both the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific is now per cent. Other rail
road dividend meetings scheduled to
take place in the near future include
Canadian Pacific, Chicago &; North
western, New York Central, Reading
and Chesapeake & Ohio.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
April Earnings and the Normal

The net operating income Of the
railroads in April, 1921, was $38, 100000
less than the average April earnings in
1914, 1915 and 1916. Total operating
revenues in April, 1921, were $433,-
$4,000 and the average in the test
period was s279,240,O00, an increase
of S153,941 900. The fact that shippers,
consumers and travellers are paying a
gross transportation of $154, 4,00O, ,000O
larger each month has failed by $685.
100000 of giving the owners of the
property the same return, even meas
ured in deprecated dollars, that they
were getting in the three years prior
to the war. The above comparison is
not exact because of little differ
ence in mileage, but it shows q fairly
true picture of conditions. April.
1921, net was some less than March
1921, net, but this is not abnormal
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
Many State Issues

Beginning to-day with The sale Of
S17,O00,o00 of State of New Jersey
tunnel and bonus 8 per cent bonds,
series of important state and ynuni
cipal offerings is on the cards. 1t is
expected that at least one syndicate
bid will be put in for the New Jersey
issue. Tomorrow the State of MichI-
gan opens bids on an issue of $780,
100000 of 51a per cent bonus bonds.
On June 21, the State of Pennsylvania
will sell $15,oo0,o00 of 5s On the
same date the City of Chicago is SELL
ing SS,0O0,O00 one to eight year As,
which will be placed on discount
basis. The syndicate which bought
the $31 100000 of New York State 5s
last week reports satisfactory progress
in the resale of the issue
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
Stock Prices
Set New Lows
Before Rally
Buying to Establish Profits
on S hort Commit
ments Ends Decline !:
IA Years Low Records

After seventy-four stocks had SOLD
yesterday at the lowest quotations OF
the year, the trend of the speculative
tide turned in the final hour of trad
ing. Those short of stock took ad.
vantage Of the depressed levels to
establish profits by covering their
commitments, and the impact of this
buying force on the market caused a
sharp recovery. Many industrial stocks
at the close were quoted higher than
on Saturdaf, and, although the rails,
too. had risen from the lowest levels
of the day, the average quotation Of
| this group revealed net loss for the
day.
Before the upturn, the selling was
persistent and larger in volume than
on any day last week. The dumping of
securities on the market was ascribed
to no new factor, but to the cumulative
effect of the operation for nearly a
month of forces making for a decline
The mere fact of persistently falling
market alarms untutored spectators
and, as new strata of depression are
attained, multitudes of stop-orders are
uncovered. The tail end of a pro-
| tracted period of declines is normally
accompanied by series of precipitous
declines, the most spectacular of the
entire movement. Professional spec
ulators for the decline, whose business
consists of mastery of the technique
of the marketplace, take advantage of
such happenings to buy back securities
proftably. 1t is this kind of buying
that puts the brakes on seemingly
endless development.
Prior to the rally, weakness in the
steel issues, the Mexican oil stocks and
several of the railroad issues, particu-
larly Northern Pacific and Great
| Northern, about the dividend policies
of which spectators seemed in doubt,
was conspicuous. Steel common, at it's
low for the day--74A-was available at
the lowest quotation since 1915, before
the war boom tended to initiate the III
dustry.
The recent decline in the market has
effaced on the average all gains in
security quotations since the smash in
the market last December. In some
instances quotations yesterday were
lower than those prevailing in the
closing month of 1920. The average of
thirty industrials got as low as 67.67
in December, lower than reached dur
ing the present break.
1 A comparison Of the most depressed
quotations of 1920 and the lows of
yesterday for group of active securi-
ties follows:
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
The Dollar i'm Foreign Exchange

Unsettling influences felt in the
foreign exchange market frequently in
the last two weeks were less in evil
dence yesterday, and fluctuations ruled
steadier but with a slightly easier
undertone.
Sterling held fairly steady, but at
the close showed net loss of II cent
at $3.74A for cable remittances. Lire
was in good demand, however, reflect
ing strong advance in London, where
it was believed that the Italian gov
ernment was in the market again.
French and Belgian francs held up,
but Swiss and Dutch exchange eased
off, and Scandinavian rates generally
were easier, Danish crowns dropping
below II cents.
Exchange on Far Eastern and South
American centers was slightly easier.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
Mexican Interest Payments

Reports from Mexico City that the
Mexican government plans to resume
interest payments on its external debt
long in default aroused much COM
ment in banking circles, although no
information was obtainable other than
that which was given circulation by
the news agencies. Representatives,
of one of the large private banking
houses, which has been receiving de
posits of bonds in default from hold
ers in this country and abroad said
they knew of no change in the situa-
ton and thought that if there had
been any definite developments they
would have received word direct from
Mexico City. The advices from
Mexico resulted, however, in pro-
nounced bulge in prices of the Mexi-
can external bonds. The As opened
at 3s1a and sold to a high of SO. The
IS went from AZ to so, closing at the
top.
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
General Freight Cut
Impossible, Says Spence

A general reduction in railroad
freight rates at this time is out Of the
question, in view of the present condi-
tion of the carriers, according to Lewis
j. Spence, director of traffic of the
Southern Pacific Company. Mr. Spence
declared yesterday that lower tariffs
have not been shown to be necessary
to stimulate traffic but that the roads
are holding themselves in readiness TO
deal with any situation that may make
it avisable to lower rates on certain
commodities.
Mr.. Spence pointed out that rates
from California eastward have ALREADY
been reduced on such perishable pro-
duets as apples, vegetables and cants-
loupes. The general question of rates
is being considered by conference COM
mittees OF both the eastern and western
roads, who are expected to meet at an
early date, either in New York, Chi
cago or Washington.
The railroads, it was also learned
yesterday cooperating with the express
companies in a general plan for redae-
ing operating expenses,
New-York tribune., 1921-06-14
Steel Common Lowest Since 1o15

At TAN United States Steel common
sold yesterday at the lowest price since
1915, when the low was 80 and the high
89A. The previous low price for 1921
was 76ha, reached in last weeks trading.
After receding in the early trading
under a flood of heavy selling orders
the stock rallied to 765s and closed at
1878, for net loss Of only half point.
The independent steels also went to
new lows for the year in the early
trading, but also Joined in the late
rally, with the result that the closing
prices had wiped out a good part of
the previous declines. One does not
have to go far to find reason for the
weakness in the steel shares. 1t is
estimated that the industry as a whole
is operating under 25 per cent of
capacity. There are also apparently
well-founded reports that consumers
are able to buy foreign steel consider
ably under the quotations asked by
domestic producers.