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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
LOWER RATES
ON NECESSITIES?
Are Under Contemplation
By Government
Officials
HARDING ASSURED
OF CAREFUL REVIEW
Matter Was Discussed
With Interstate Com
merce Commission

Washington, D. c., June L. Down
ward revision of railroad rates, par
ticularly of those on necessities, wa,
discussed by President Harding to day
with members Of the interstate com
merce commission at an informal con
ference at the commissions headquar,
ters. The president was understood to
have been assured that the whole sub
ject now was under review by the
commission.
Although there was no outward in.
dieation that the president and the
commissioners discussed the proposal
to provide for the funding of the $3.50
100000 owed to the government for
permanent improvements made while
the roads were under federal control,
that subject is known to have been
under consideration by administration
officials.
The president and his advisers are
closely the testimony given
before Senator Cummins' committee,
but have indicated that they do not
consider the data complete enough at
present TO warrant a determination of
policy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
vERMoNTERS VIOLATING LAW.
With Respect to Shipment of Maple
Products to Massachusetts,.

As result of information that
Hiram \. Davis, deputy commission
er Of weights and measures, received
from a similar office in Massachusetts
regarding the shipment of maple sug-
ar products into that state. it is very
likely that prosecutions will be
brought in several instances in Yer
mont within a short time. An inves-
tigation conducted by Massachusetts
officers showed that some Vermont
farmers have been shipping maple
products illegally.
Whether. to have the district at
torney Of Massachusetts proceed un.
der the federal statutes against these
persons for breach of interstate laws
is being considered
Three penalties have been imposed
by Massachusetts, officials because Of
shipments delivered in containers that
cama from Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
TALK OF THE TOUN

Mrs. Arthur Boisvert ani lir,. Louis
Lasure Of Montreal spent the holidays
in Barre as guests Of DIR. and Mrs. +.
y Z. Archambault of Merchant street.
and this morning left for Burlington,
accompanied by Mrs. Archambault and
Miss Alice Iaucotel. also Of Merchant
street, who will spend the day with
them in Burlington, and return to
Barre tonight. while Mrs. Boisvert and
Mrs. Lasure viii return to Montreal
The Goddard senior play, The Ri
vsls, a fiye-act classical comedy writ
ten by the famous Richard Brinsley
Sheridan Is to be staged in two other
neighboring towns before being pro-
duced in Barre and on june 10 makes
the first appearance in Williamstovn.
and later IN Cabot Il has been sew
eral weeks since Miss Annie Morse.
preeeptress. directed the first rehearsal
and ever since then several rehearsals
have been held each week. with the re-
cult that each and every character is
perfectly familiar with hrs or her part
The characters chosen bid fair 20 make
this production one vel worth at
tending
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
NELSON-DIGKIE.
Pretty Wedding Tuesday at Home of
Bride on Trow Hill.

Under an arch of bridal wreath and
evergreen, a very pretty wedding took
place Tuesday noon at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. James Dickie Of Trow
Hill when their eldest daughter, Ida
Anderson Dickie, was united in mar
riage to William Lewis Nelson. only
son OF Mr. and Mrs. Luther Nelson.
Rev B. G. Lipsky performed the cere-
mony.
The couple were attended by Miss
Caroline Anderson and William Wood,
cousins of the bride. The bride was at.
tired in a gown Of white georgette
crepe. draped over satin, and she car
ried white carnations, Her bridesmaid
wore French organdy gown of blue
and she carried pink carnations
After the ceremony bountiful din
ner was served by the brides mother,
Mrs. Dickie, only immediate relatives
being present Mr. and Mrs. Nelson
were the recipients of many beautiful
and useful gifts in the form of silver,
linen and money.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson left yesterday
afternoon on a motor trip through
southern Vermont and Massachusetts
md on their return will reside with
he groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. l..
Nelson. of east hill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

DR. and Mrs D. G. Jarvis and littl,
daughter. Sylvia. returned yesterday
afternoon from Burlington, after hav
ing spent the holidays as guests oi
DIR. Jarvis parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q d
Jarvis
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Smith and fam
ily motored to Barre Saturday 20 re-
main over the holidays with friends
in this city Mr. Smith formerly
owned and conducted the Smith Stock
farm and is now in the dry goods busi-
mess in Woodsville. y. H.
r A. Chase and r. A. Phillips of
the Phillips & slack granite firm in
Nor hheid were visitors in the citv
Yesterday and were accompanied here
by one ~ their western statesmen.
lachlan Mc,ialliard of Lagranrp. Ind.
= 10 is passing a few weeks IN the
Barre granite belt.
A Buick roadster ~ an old madcl
and driven by Poictsa Carr ~ Sauth
Ryecate. v-ith number plate No. 2s.5ss.
came 10 grief Memorial dsy on Orange
heights. when ia turning too far 10 the
right to allow another car e. pass Mr
CsrTi's night front wheel bumped
solid houllsr The wheel vaz damaged
to suth sn extent that i bad g. have
re assistance ~ THE Palace garage
urc,king ear 20 ct it 20 this city for.
rsTairs-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
Railroad Station Break Re-
doubles Search for Mont
pelier Jail Birds
$40 AND TWO EXPRESS
MONEY ORDER BOOKS
Were Stolen Last Night
Break Similar to That
a Few Weeks Ago

A robbery at the Central Vermont
railroad station lin Richmond last
night has redoubled the search in that
direction for Frank Cassidy and
George Edwards, the men who es-
capped from the Washington county
jail at Montpelier Sunday evening and
who had been arrested originally on
the charge of three robberies in Rich
mond few weeks ago AS well as two
robberies at Middlesex. In each of the
two robberies of few weeks ago the
stations were entered
Cassidy and Edwards got ont of
Washington county Jail after having
been sentenced TO the house Of correc-
tion for attempted jail breaking when
they sawed off two bars and gave it
up.
In the Richmond robbery last night
$50 in money and two money order
books from the express department.
which is located in the station, were
stolen.
Last night the sberiff's department
received a report from the Baldwin
farm in East Montpelier that Mr..
Baldwin had seen strange man in
lis barn and that for two consecutive
nights his cows had been found milked, |
which led him to suspect, a atssr read |
ng Of the escape of two prisoners
rom the Washington county Jail that |
possibly the two facts might have.
ONE connection with each other. Off /
ers from the sheriffs department
vent to the farm to investigate. but
70 sign of the unknown man was
ound.
Another report came from Plainfield
hat two men went through there at
high rate Of speed, which led to a
urmise that they were the missing
risoners. and word was sent north
} apprehend them. Though they vs.
OF the men missing from the Jail,
ley turned out 10 be the escaped con
lets, Raymond Chaperon and Everett
low, from the state prison at Wind
IT, and were caught at Troy An at
mpt was made 10 stop them in one
'wn, but they were going too fast.
J Orleans county, posters have seen ,
1t out to aid in the capture o. the /
'ashington county men, and cooper !
ion throughout the state is very
neral
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
RAILROAD CUT
FAR-REACHING
Takes. In All Glasses of La.
Dor and Lops Off Marty
$40O,OO0,O0O
MAY BE APPLIED
TO ALL RAILROADS
Attitude of Labor Leaders
Toward Cut Not Yet
Known

Chicago, june !. = approximately
two thirds of the wage increase grant
ed railroad employees last July by the
railroad labor board was ordered de-
Quoted beginning July A in the board 5
decision announced to-day From the
increase last year of S60,0O0,0O0 a year
in salaries of railroad labor, nearly
s400,000,000 will be cut, it is esti-
mated.
In the ease of the general class of
maintenance of way laborers, the en-
tire increase of eight and one half
cents an hour was withdrawn, w,ile in
other classes having the larger mum
Der of employees, the cuts ranged from
l3 TO eight and from 10 to six cents an
hour, as compared with the award Of
last July.
Although the wage cuts are TO apply
only on the l04 roads which had filed
petitions for the decreases, the board 5
announcement said that application Of
other roads would cause the same re-
duetiOns to be placed in effect on those
lines. The decreases, it is estimated, |
eventually viii affect two million men.
The general average decrease is placed |
at II per cent as compared with an
average of q per cent granted last
July.
Union leaders withheld comment on
the boards decision, but it was freely
stated az sessions OF the railway EN-
Dloyers' leaders here during the boards
hearings on the decrease that clts of
10 to Il per cent would meet little OPP
position.
Leaders of the four big brother
foods have called meeting here for
Iuly !, when the wage decreases are
Elective, to discuss the award.
II. f. Byram, president Of the Chi.
ago. Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad.
nd s. NJ. FELTON,, president of the Chi /
ago Greatwestern railroad, declared ,
hat the reductions were mot sufficient
0 meet the demands of the situation" ;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
MALICIOUS ACT.
Rope Attached to Travelling Crane
Nearly Severed.

| Fortunately the malicious act of
| some person was discovered in time
| to prevent further loss to the Lille
Granite Co., or possible damage to the
machinery, which might have been
caused had not John Queor of Brook
lyn street, a Jumper employed at the
shed, noticed that the hemp rope
which drives the travelling crane had
been cut outside the shed on drive
wheel The rope, about an inch in
diameter was not completely severed
but hung together by one of the Tour
strands. The other three strands gave
complete evidence of being neatly cut
with some very sharp object.
The act was undoubtedly done in
vengeance for something or other, as
person had TO climb several feet to
reach the rope and wheel protruding
from the end of the Lille granite shed
on Smith street.
Mr.. Queor noticed the rope Mon,
day when passing the shed, so re
ported il Immediately 10 Manager f. |
r. Tarbox In order to make repairs. |
that OF splicing the rope, all the men /
in the plant, "a in number, lost a days /
and were compelled to |
loaf all day yesterday because Of the
act The work of repair was not an
all-day job, but the uncertainty Of
the work caused the sus.
pension OF manufacturing for the day
The rope extends the whole length of
the shed about the driving wheels and
i $40 feet long.
The actual damage to the rope was
light. and the greatest loss sustained
vas that to the workmen Mr.. Tar
lox knows Of no person who might
lold a grudge against the firm and
an see no reason for the act. Mean
while, however, an investigation is be-
ng carried on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
ANN ELIZA PFNNIMAN.
Passed Away Yesterday-She Resided
Many Year in Barre.

Miss Ann Eliza Penniman passed
away at her home in Williamstown
village yesterday forenoon She was
born in Barre Town, where A. r..
Smith and son now live Her par
ents were Fred and Rebecca fGalel
Penniman and she was born July 23.
1912 She moved with her parents to
Barr village when she was nine wears
old and she lived for 80 wears on
South Main street. where the Peer
less mill now stands She had lived
in Williamstown for IL years.
Miss Penniman had one sister who
died many years ago. Her nearest
relatives are. cousins. She was an ac,
tive worker in the Congregational
church in Barre for many years and
she viii be greatly missed by many
friends in both Barre and Williams
town.
The funeral will be held Friday at
. p. m. at her home and burial viii
be in Elmwood cemetery. Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
WEBSTERVILLE

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Aldrich OF Clare.
mont, \. H., visited friends here Mon.
day.
Among the boys who are employed
I in Bethel and who spent the week end
here are Ernest Simoneau. Harry Mil
Ter, Rupert Gillander, Thomas Brew
and Owen and Donald Atkinson.
Miss Elizabeth Blow returned TO her
work in Mortified yesterday. after
spending a few days with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Mckenzie of
Springfield. Mass, who have been Wis.
iting the formers father for ten days.
left to-day for Quebec.
Miss Annie Smith of Barre spent the
week end as the guest Of Mary Moran.
William Thorn returned yesterday to
ms work in Manchester, y Il. after
spending few days at his home.
Miss Catherine Morrison Of Granite
vile spent the week end with Mildred
Geake.
Misses Victoria Mstheson and Car
rie Pelkey returned To their work in
Montpelier yesterday. after visiting A.
their respective homes.
Leo Donahuc of Springfield. Mass
visited friends and relatives here for
= few days, leaving Tuesday for Cali
fornia. where he expects 10 reside
William and Arthur ". Edward.
we're in Topshsm few days, returning
Monday evening
Miss Augeline Aiilano visited her
parents few DAYS. returning 10 /
North6eld Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
GERMANY is PAYING
THROUGH AMERICA
Reparations Being Paid in American
Dollars as Exchange Least Sub
ject to Fluctuation.

New York, June 1.-The first in
stallment of Germany's reparationi
payment to the allies to be made
| through the United States-S35, 1888,
0O0-was to-day in the Federal Re.
serve bank of New York. The Ger
man government completed the deposit
through Hall Garten and company, the
Equitable Trust company, Speyer and
company and the Guaranty Trust com
pany.
The payments were not made in
actual cash or gold, but in the trans
fer of the banking credits of the four
financial houses. The bankers for sew
eral days have been sending to the
Federal Reserve bank a series of
brown checks against the balances of
the German government in their in
stitutions The credit thus transferred
was placed in the Federal Reserve
bank to the credit of the Bank of
England and the Bank of France.
Financial men today recalled that
Germany recently had been buying
dollars by the sale of exchange abroad,
causing tremendous decline in the
exchange Of all Countries. This dollar
credit acquired by Germany was be
lieved to have been assembled in New
York to meet the allied reparations
payments. The amount thus acquired
in the past week alone was estimated |
BY various bankers as from Sl0,000,- |
300 to $4,000 1000.
Another factor in the assemblage of !
Ierman owned dollars here was de-
'lared to be United States currency !
pent in Germany by the American |
lrmy Of occupation. Several bales Of
'aper money have arrived from Ham
,urg in the last few weeks and re.
urning soldiers have declared that
american money disappeared complete
Y after it was once spent in a Ger.
nan store
About a month ago the reparations
ommlssion announced that payments
lade by Germany would be exchanged
lto the American dollar as the ex-
hange least subject TO fuetuation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
GR4NITEVILLE

Miss Margaret Murphy returne,
from Burlington Monday night, after
few days visit there,
Miss Catherine Murray Of Windsor
is enjoying ten days vacation al
her home on Cassie street.
Mrs. Wilbur Witham and little
daughter, Ruth spent the holidays in
Wolcott
Fred Bowman Of Baltimore, Md, ar
rived Monday night for visit at the
| home of his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Laird
Mr.. and Mrs J. p Feeley of Rut-
land were week end visitors at J. w.
Reasons. Mrs Alice Mitchell and son,
Harper, Of Barre were guests of Mr.
Reason too.
Rodney Murray returned TO his home
in Windsor Monday He was accom-.
panied by Dorothy, Alex. Murrays lit
tie daughter, who will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray for a few weeks.
John Murray returned to Bethel on
Monday.
Timothy Grady Of Holyoke. Mass.
who spent the holidays with Miss Cath
crime Murray Of Pearl street. returned
TO his home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Alvin McLeav and
daughter, Ola, Miss Emily King and
William Murray motored 20 Spring.
field Sunday, returning Monday night,
after visiting relatives.
Mrs. Anna Carey returned yester-
day from Richmond. where she visited !
her sister, Miss Theresa Sheridan.
Miss Marjory Pierce returned to |
Richmond Monday. where she has EN-.
ployment. Misses Madeline Carey and |
Blanche Belanger returned yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs +. " Aldrich. Robert.
and Mr.. and Mrs Albert Aldrich spent
the week end and Memorial dav with
in Springfield. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs William Alexander and
John Macdonald spent the week end
and Memorial day with Mr. and Mrs.
Roswell Miles in Brattleboro.
Miss Mae MacIver returned to Plain
ield yesterday morning. having been
lome for Memorial day She was ac- I
'ompanied by Miss Genievieve Howell.
who teaches in the Plainfeld high
chool
Mr. and Mrs. Mel Daniels returned
lome last night. having been away I
ince Friday. Mrs. Daniels spent the /
Teek end with her mother. Mrs Dickie, ,
n Trow hill and Nlr Daniels had a 4
ew days fishing trip at Greensboro {
ond.
leslie MacIver of Hartford. Conn. {
peut The holidays AZ his home. v
Fred Barton. who Is confined n his B
orae with scarlet fever = recovering 7
icely. Miss Doris has made complete
scovery-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
LID CAN BE TILTED.
Says F. T. Cutler, Who Caught Two
Monument Contracts on Same Trip.

The lid is still closed down over
business, but the lid can be tilted by
the man who tries. So says F. T.
Cutler, one of Barre's cemetery com.
missioners, and in private life retail
er OF Barre granite memorials in many
towns and cities of Vermont. Just
now when the complaint of retail
monument dealers that business is
swathed in Grape gives Barre manufac-
turers an extra shudder, it is interest
ing to know that Mr.. Cutters appli-
cation of the so-called Go Getter"
doctrine is bringing results.
Last Saturday night about | o'clock
Mr. Cutler received telephone call,
summoning him to appear in Bradford
early Monday morning. Something
about the message sounded like an or
der, so Monday morning found this
dealer coasting down the neither side
of Orange heights towards Bradford.
His reward was a fine contract for a
soldiers memorial which the town of
Bradford is to erect in the public
square. Moreover, the monument
will be of Barre granite. Other com
petitors were in the field, but Mr.. |
Cutters design proved the most ac-
ceptable in the eyes of the committee.
Work on the memorial win be gotten
under way within short time, and it
IS expected that the unveiling will
-ake place later in the year.
From the monument committee, Mr..
Cutler went directly to another pros
,ect, with the result that a sizeable
private memorial in Barre granite was
listed on his order book before he re-
urned to Barre in time for IL
'clock dinner that noon, after cover
ng II miles in his forenoon's quest
or business
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
OCTOGENARI4N TRIED
TO DROHN HIMSELF
John Gilbeau Of Burlington Jumped
Into Lake Champlain But Was
Promptly Pulled Out.

Burlington. June John Gilbeau,
man nearly 80 years of age, attempt
ed TO commit suicide by drowning yes,
terday afternoon about o'clock. when
he jumped into the lake near the
Chainplain transportation company's
wharf at the foot Of King street Eye
witnesses of the attempted suicide res
cued the man. II was stated to the po-
lice that Gilbeau had made the state
ment that he would some time com.
NIT suicide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

!, Mrs. Blanche Graham and two lit
tie daughters, Winifred and Dorothy
who have been guests at the Maiden
home on Keith avenue for the past
week, have gone to Old Orchard, Me,
where Mrs. Graham plans to remain
during the summer months.
Mrs. Georgianna Forbes received a
telegram to-day stating that the body
OF her son. Thomas Forbes, was ex-
pected at Hoboken. n. j., tomorrow,
June ,. The body will be brought
Immediately to Barre. with funeral
services from the Presbyterian church
To be announced later Mr. Forbes en-
listed in the lst Vermont june ,,
| 1917, and went overseas as cook in
Co + of the l0lst ammunition train.
He died Of the "fu" Dec. I, 1918, at
Mont Leroi
The Barre chapter Of the American
Red Cross wishes to acknowledge its
appreciation of the generosity of the
Barre doctors who so whole heartedly
assisted in the recent child welfare
week The number Of babies present
ed for the examination exceeded so.
and it is believed much good will re
suit from this welfare movement,
more especially since the Red Cross I
nurse can visit the children in their
homes and watch their progress. Civ. I
ing help and advice when needed 1
The pupils in the public schools who I
made the telling posters for their
health campaign have been commend
ed hy all who have seen their work.
and the committee wishes to thank all
those who assisted in the preparation
of this series of attractive and help
ful advertising cards The Kindness
of Superintendent White in excusing
Miss Maker from school duties to as
sist and her faithful attendance
through all three DAYS was greatly !
appreciated by the ladies in charge Of
the welfare work. They also sincerely
thank Miss Spear, the Red Cross !
school nurse from Montpelier, who as
sisted two afternoons at Community !
house. and they consider themselves ,
indebted TO the Montpelier chapter for (
is courtesy in permitting Miss Spears /
attendance. Ii
This morning twelve Spaulding
players and Manager Aldrighetti Of 4
nv NNAuNAuE Ud~tbati team ltIN ANT / r
Burlington, where on Centennial field I
his afternoon they viii cross bats for =
second time with Cathedral hirh :
chool. In the first encounter on Lin r
oln campus few weeks ago, Spauld 4
ng came out victorious after = hard
ought game by the score Of ) 10 >. .
p until that time Cathedral had no; n
cen defeated this wear A. il is.
hey have only suffered defeat az the
ands Of two Vermont high schools
nd are still very strong aSpirsnts for Of
he state championship. ST. AIbans Z
the only high school IN the state to Fl
in over this team besides Spauldinr $
hould Spaulding win to-day. IL would -
ractrallv eliminate the Burlington n
am and force a play-oT on a ncu- "a
al diamond Between Spsulding and 5,
& Albans. Since Slayton pitched q
gsinst Goddard M6Niay at Lincoln Al
.mpus. Spaulding's hopes win rest o.
holly on the ability ~ Louie r
Isary. port -sider. 20 come across p,
ith the goods to-day. other mem su
r. ~ the team making the trip are sits
rown. O'keefe. Slaytbu. Wo0doock. "a
ioora. Watt. Miles. Douglas. Mac ",
1nsi, Nesle and Tierney ba