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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-27
MINING DIRECTORY

County Treas. and Tax Collector
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
RECREATTON Plans
ARE UPPERMOST
But President Elect Harding Will Not
Neglect Important Matters
While vaeationing
in Florida.

St. Augustine. Fla, Jan. pa pro.
gram Of recreation calculated to insure
immunity from the worries of the pres.
idency awaited President-elect Harding
upon his arrival here to-day for six
weeks visit to Florida.
Putting his vacation at once into full
swing, he arranged even before his
train reached st. Augustine, TO spend
this afternoon on the golf links and
to put out few hours later for the
house boat fishing cruise that is TO oc-
cupy the next two weeks.
He also made it known that during his
stay in the south he intends to accept
no invitations to public functions. As
soon as the fishing expedition is over he
will return to n St. Augustine hotel.
but he expects to be kept busy with
important questions relating TO his ad-
ministrstion which must be determined
before March 4.
On the fishing expedition, which is
expected to begin late to-day. he will
be the guest Of Senator Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey, aboard his houseboat
Victoria" The trip viii take the
party down the eastern shore Of Florida
az far as Palm beach or Miami
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
CUT THE FUSE
JUST IN TIME
Night Watchman Tony
FRANKIE Badly Burned
In Doing 1t
SAYS TWO MEN
FIRED AT HIM
Fuse Was Severed Only
Two Inches From the
Bomb

New York, Jan. ga sputtering
fuse attached to large square bomb
in the basement of house in process
of reconstruction in Brooklyn was cut
in the nick of time to-day by the night
watchman, Tony Franko. The fuse was
severed two inches from the bomb.
Franko was so badly burned while
hacking at the fuse with a pocket knife
that he had to be taken to a hospital,
where his condition was said to be Sc
rious. He said that as he went into the
cellar he saw the dark forms of two
men, one of whom had just lighted a
match, When he shouted to them they
ran away after firing shots at him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
sss,ooo FIRE AT BRATTLEBoRo.
Firemen Fought Four Hours Before
Gaining Control.

Brattleboro, Jan. 22.-Fire which
threatened the business section of Flat
street broke out about o'clock yester.
day afternoon, destroying three-story
frame building, owned by the Warren
g Doolittle estate, and burning off the
top story of a five-story frame build
ing, owned by the George f. Crowell
estate. The loss is estimated at S35, 600.
The two buildings came together at one
corner.
The fire started from an unknown
cause in Arthur Wilson's garage in the
Doolittle building and was not under
control until after o'clock and the
flames in the Crowell building were not
put out until 6 o'clock All the village
hose was used, also some private hose
and some which was borrowed from
West Brattleboro village.
There was very small insurance.
Eight or nine second hand automobiles
in the garage were burned They were
valued at $1,000 About $1,000 worth
of sleighs, wagons and harnesses. be
longing to the Doolittle estate and
Frank A. Larrow, were destroyed The
only tenant in the Crowell building
was John d. Dunton, dealer in new and
second hand furniture His loss was
81 600 or more. by fire and water He
carried no insurance w. X. Sparks
laundry was in great danger at one
time, and the contents of several 9th
er buildings were moved out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
PREPARING RICE FIELDS.
Are Really Shallow Ponds Surrounded
By Low Mud Walls.

Rice fields resemble no other fields
because they are not fields but shallow
ponds. They are of all shapes and sizes
each surrounded by a low mud wall
rising foot or so above the water that
fills the field" Each season the walls
have to be faced with fresh mud. On
the tops OF the walls row of pearrIts
or beans is grown, for no space may be
wasted. II is good farming to draw out
the water from the fields or paddles
at harvest, but this cannot always be
done. II it is done, the field is left in
the condition OF a swamp. IL slowly
dries and then a winter dry.land crop is
sown, or the stubble-covered paddy is
simply left TO itself In the spring the
water is let in, and the farmer, his son
or wife, or all three, dig the ground
"a heavy task, when the weight of wa
ter above il is taken into account. Per-
haps they have COW or pony to help
them and all together splash in the
dirty water. After the big clods have
soaked a while. they are broken up by
COW or horse or in most cases by human
labor until the paddy field is in a por-
ridgy state. Manure has by this time
been applied. 1t is in part straw and
green stuff-cut herbage or a legumi-
nous crop grown in the winter on the
paddy and burned in; but il certainly
includes the liquid from the evil-smell-
ing hogshead sunk in the earth near the
paddles. For months past the farmer
and often members Of his family have
trotted along from their dwelling with
pals of Odorous fertilizer and tipped
them into the watts for bacteria to do
their work Some fertilizer is also
brought miles from the next town by
handcart. Tokyo, which has practically
no sewage system, depends entirely on
the farmers Of the surrounding country
for the removal Of its human waste.
The smell attending the removal of this
fertilizer from the towns and
the storage Of il in the field vats-
sometimes they are made Of concrete
Is one Of the abiding memories Of
Japan. But Japanese agriculture abso-
lutely depends on the utilization Of all
he human waste in town and country.
a surprisingly large quantity |
1f artificial is used, considering the r /
nancial resources Of the country. il is 1
small in amount compared with the /
farmers main manurial Resource. The /
ralue q the manure assd in Japan in 4
, wear Is more than a hundred million
Magazine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
LEWIS E. PARKER.
Veteran of Civil War Died at the Sol
diers' Home.

Lewis +. Parker. a veteran of the
Civil war, died yesterday at the Sol
diers' home in Bennington, at the age
of rs years, the cause of his death being
general breaking down and compliea-
tions.
Mr.. Parker was born in Chelsea, Dec.
81, lS45, the son of Phineas and Claris-
sa Parker. He served two years in the
Civil war, enlisting from Corinth, and
on June 10, 1870, married Mary Nc
Crillis, who died in 1895. Most OF their
married life was spent in the town of
Orange, where Mr.. Parker was a farm
er, and there he continued to make his
home the greater part Of the time after
his wife's death until he sold his farm
and went TO the Soldiers home, little
over a year ago.
Seven children survive, Leslie G. of
Corinth, Anson of East Orange, Robert
of Windham, n H., Cyrus, who is in
the west, Mrs. c. j. Waterman of
Barre, Mrs. ID. b. Martin of Bellows
Falls and Ira Parker of White River
junction, also four sisters, Mrs. Belle
Elder of White River Junction, Mrs.
Carrie Moore Of birmingham, Mass,
and Ella Parker and Mrs. Eva Water
man, who reside in Massachusetts.
Funeral services for Mr. Parker will
be held in the church at East Orapge
Monday afternoon at , o'clock, with in
terment in the East Orange cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
GAVE LIFE FOR THE CAUSE
Middlebury College Graduate Died
While in Far Away Ceylon.

Middlebury, Jan. 22.-Word has
been received of the death of Miss Ruth
G. Holland, graduate Of Middlebury
college, in the class of 1919, at Telli-
pallai, Ceylon, where Miss Holland was
missionary OF the American board of
foreign missions.
Miss Holland arrived in Ceylon in
October, 1919, and had just passed her
last examination in the Tamil Ian
guage, and was ready TO enter upon
her active work as a missionary. She
lost her life in an epidemic OF typhoid
fever.
Miss Holland received her degree
from Middlebury magma cum laude,
and was prominent throughout her col
lege life, in Y w C. A. work, serving
as president of that organization in her
senior year. In speaking of her yes
terday at a special memorial service,
President Thomas dwelt upon the rare
sweetness and grsce of Miss Hollands
character and her remarkable influence
on her associates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
OFFER OF MIDDLE VEST
FARMERS ACCEPTED
Will Give Corn to Starving Millions in
Foreign Countries If Public Pays
Transportation.

Chicago. Jan 22.-The offer of middle
west farmers TO give corn to the starv-
ing millions in foreign countries was
accepted to-day by the Hoover Euro
pean relief committee and the Near
East relief committee, A telegram
was received at the American farm bu-
reau federation's headquarters from j.
X. Howard, president, now in New
York, saying the two committees had
promised to use an the corn for which
they could raise transportation money
Mr. Howard, representing l,25O,O0O
farmers, has been in New York for
several days in conference with Her
bert Hoover and other foreign relief
heads.
The farmers slogan in the move
ment has been announced as let us
market our surplus in relief and take
our pay in good will The public is
expected to pay the transportation bill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
Peabody, Mass, Leather
Workers Who Didn't
Strike Are Plaintiffs +.
CLAIM $4,000
NOT DISTR7 e9JTED
Petitioners Wer -aid Off
Because of ST 3. of 9th
er Leathe 3 orkers

Salem, Mass, Jan. 22.-Leather
workers of Peabody, who are out of
work as a result of strike, to-day
filed suit in the superior court in an at
tempt to obtain union assistance in
the emergency. Frederick Alexander
and other members of the Peabody
branch of the United International
Leather Workers Union of America,
who brought the suit, complained that
there had been no distribution of a
fund of more than $4,000 which was
subscribed for assistance, in the event
of strike, to all members thrown
out of work
The petitioners, who are not strikers
but were laid off as result of a strike,
ask for compensation from the fund
for the period of their enforced idle
ness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
SCHWAB NEVER
RECEIVED CENT
Declared Charles Piez, For
mer Director General of
Fleet Corporation
DENIES CHARGES
MADE BY GILLEN
Testified Before the House
Investigating
Committee

| Washington, d, c. Jan. 22.--Charles
Piez of Chicago, former director gen
eral of the emergency fleet corpora
tion, appeared to-day before the
House committee investigating ship
ping board operations to deny charges
against the operation of the corpora
tion which were made by Martin J.
Gillen, formerly assistant to the chair
man of the board, in a special report
submitted to the committee some
weeks ago.
Mr.. Piez had prepared a five thous-
and word statement in which he took
Iup the charges in detail, but it was
not read. Chairman Walsh said the
witness could read it ii he desired, but
that all members of the committee al
ready had examined the copies fur.
nished them and that time would be
saved by merely admitting it TO the
record. This was done.
Chairman Walsh questioned the wit
ness and in the course of the examina-
tion Mr.. Piez declared that to his
knowledge Charles NJ. Schwab had
never received cent fro mthe govern
ment in salary or for personal expenses
while director general of the fleet
corporation.
Commenting on the charge made to
the committee at New York by Col
onel f. II. Abadie, former comptroller
general of the shipping board, that a
voucher for S260,0tS had been present
ed for Mr.. Schwabs personal expenses,
Mr.. Piez declared sit is unfortunate
that any suggestion of improper ac-
tion on Mr.. Schwab's part has been
made at this hearing"
Mr.. Piez told the committee how
Mr.. Schwab has reluctantly taken over
direction of the fleet corporation after
he had been urged to do so by Chair
man Hurley of the shipping board,
Bainbridge Colby, then member of
the board, and the witness and finally
by President Wilson.
This was in the spring of 1918, when
the Germans were making their final
great drive, he said, and when the
general staff was calling on the board
to transport $4,000 troops a month TO
France
That meant increased tonnage"
Piez continued, "and we saw the need |
Of the bolstering up the construction
and of the shipping board. We need
ed a man of Mr.. Schwab's experience,
ability and enthusiasm. Mr.. Schwab I
explained that firms in which he was
had contracts amounting ~
200 100000 with the government. He
was positive he would be subjected to
unfair criticism but finally agreed if
he situation were outlined to Presi-
lent Wilson, and the president insist
d he would have charge of the Emer-
yency Fleet corporation.
81 know perhaps better than any
me else the service of Mr.. Schwab
'endered to the government. He new
II charged his expenses to the gov
rnment either directly or indirectly
Ie was too high spirited man for
hat"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
BOSTON POLICEMEN
NO LONGER ACCUSED
Cases Against Four Men Were Dropped
for One Reason or An
other.

Boston, Jan. 22.-Criminal charges
that have been pending for months
against four policemen have been dis
posed of by court action, it was learned
to-day. The cases against Alfred Muir
ray and Adrian Ward, who were
charged with burglary at a chocolate
factory and wine store, respectively,
were mol pressed by the district attor-
ney who said the evidence did not war.
rant trial. Ralph w. Hyatt was
found not guilty by jury OF the lar
ceny of watch from a jewelry store.
The tri.l Of Harvey d. Yales for
statutory offense resulted in disa.
greement and the district attorney de.
cided not to try the case again. Yates
claimed that he was the victim of
conspiracy because of his activity in
driving law breakers off his beat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
NORMAL SCHOOL FIGHT
NAY START NEXT WEEK
Miss Ransom of Castleton Has Been
Lobbying About Vermont
Legislature.

The State House at Montpelier was a
quiet place following the weekend ad
journment of the legislature. Last eve
ming a dozen or fifteen men were play
ing cards in the smoking room of the
House lobby, and about the building
were a few officials. The House will
re-assemble Monday afternoon and the
Senate Monday evening
1t is expected that Monday afternoon
about Is bills will be introduced in the
House and probably like number in
the Senate. Persons have been looking
for heavy work to commence next
week, and there seems to be a general
feeling that the educational bill will
appear during the week. Miss Ransom
of Castleton has been lobbying in the
interests OF the two normal schools this
week, and last evening she left for her
home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
GOING TO SEE SICK
FRIEND, DROPPED
DEAD ON THE WAY
Daisy Nichols of Montpelier Had Not
Herself Been Feeling on Good
Health-Death Due to
Heart Disease.

Daisy Nichols, who has been EN-
ployed in the Belle Martin dressmak
ing parlors in Montpelier some years,
died suddenly near the house of DR..
c. Z. Hunt on Park avenue, Montpelier,
last evening. She has not been in good
health but had been feeling better and
was on her way to Heaton hospital to
see Miss Sarah Avoy, who has been
i'll there. Death was due to organic
heart disease.
The deceased was born in Montpelier
Nov. l. 1878, a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dudley Nichols and had lived in
that city all her life. She was educated
in the schools Of Montpelier and has
been employed in dressmaking most of
her life She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Ellen Nichols, and her brother,
George Nichols, clerk at the Pavilion
hotel She had large number of close
friends in the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
HOG ISLAND TURNS
OUT ITS LAST SHIP
Great Emergency Shipyard Will Cease
Its Activities Next Thurs

Philadelphia. Jan. 22-Hog island
once the worlds greatest shipyard, to-
day sent its last vessel, the army trans.
port Aisne, on trial run off the Della.
ware shores and, with its delivery TO
the emergency fleet corporation next
Thursday, shipbuilding at the plant
will cease. Early next month the Amer
lean International Shipbuilding corpor-
alton viii turn the yard over to the
United States shipping board
The Asne is 44s feet long with dis.
placement of l3,400 tons Her contract
speed is 10 knots an hour.
Created as war emergency, Hog
island at the peak of rs operations
employed more than 10000 men and
women. The first keel was laid at the
yard Feb. 2l, 1918, and since then l22
vessels of totaI.of 956,75 deadweight
tons have been turned out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
HoLDUP AT vERGENNEs.
Young Man Robbed of Over 81, While
Emerging from Dance Hall

vergennes, Jan. 22.-Chester Brush,
2l years of age. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brush Of Middlebury. was at
tackled and robbed late Thursday night.
while attending a dance at the city
hall Young Brush emerged from the
front door Of the hall about II o'clock
and almost Immediately was struck in
the back, cloth thrown over hi head
and knocked down. When he came to,
he was minus s. or s., his checkbook.
letters and other papers But the lat
ter he found lying nearby him when he
had recovered his senses.
Two were running toward the sta.
tion when he had goo to his feet The
police were notified. but no trace Of
them could be found.
Brush j. suffering from lamoness a.
result Of the holdup.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
ELZHU ROOT DECLARES
DISARMAMENT PLANS
SHOUZDAUAITHARDZNC
JAPANESE FEAR LOSS
OF PERSONAL, RIGHTS.
In Addition to Loss of Property Rights
Under Impetus of California
Action Recently.

New York, Jan. 22.--Roland S. Nor
ris, American ambassador to Japan,
declared in an address at the University
Club to-day that the japanese feared
that California, having devised the plan
of classifying aliens on the basis of
their eligibility to citizenship, might
use this method, not only in property
rights, but in personal rights.
Ambassador Morris, who has been
negotiating with Baron Shidehara, the
Japanese ambassador, with view to
laying the basis of treaty between
the United States and Japan, declared
that the japanese protest against the
California anti-alien land law present
ed to the American people the definite
question whether in the larger view
of America 5 relations with the Orient
it is wise to classify aliens on the basis
of their eligibility to citizenship.
He asked that it be borne in mind
that the japanese were not complain
ing because its nationals resident in
the United States are ineligible to citi
zenship; not asking any greater rights
for its nationals than those conceded to
other aliens; not questioning the right
of the United States government to
pass, subject to treaty obligations,
legislation covering admission or resi-
dence of foreigners nor seeking removal
of present restrictions on japanese inn
migation, The japanese government,
he added, does contend that it is un-
just and unfair to pick out particu-
lar group of aliens who are under GER
tain political disabilities and deprive
them of rights which all other aliens
are permitted to enjoy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
COAST GUARDSMEN RETURN,
After Having Been Carried to Portland
By Ship They Helped to Rescue.

Portland, Ne, Jan 22-The l6 coast
guardsmen Of the Monomoy and Mono
moy point stations arrived here during
the night on the French freight steam
er Bacchus, which they piloted safely
across the network OF shoals for Chat
ham, Mass, and left to-day for Massa-
chusetts.
They were unable to leave the steam
er after she was fioated off Bears shoal.
as both their boats had been lost dur.
ing the operation. One was smashed
by the propeller, while the other disap.
peared. A survey of the steamer will
be made, although It was believed she
escaped injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
WORLD PACT
is NEEDED,
HE WRITES
Whatever Might Be Done
Now Might Be Just the
Wrong Thing, Thereby
Creating Obstacles to
Success Instead of Help
ing the Movement Along.

\ Washington, d. c., Jan. 22.-Tht
question of total or partial disarma
. ment should not be discussed by the
United States with other nations pend
ing q change of administration March
a. Elihu Root, who helped to form the
international court of arbitration under
the league of nations, declared to-day
in letter to Chairman Butler of the
House naval committee.
The precise method of procedure, Mr.
Root said, ought to be determined aft
. er and not before Mr.. Harding and his
secretary of state have had an oppOrtu-
nifty to inform themselves and to reach
conclusions as to the way which af-
, fords the best prospect of success.
1fr. Root declared his strong belief
that steps should be taken promptly
after the new administration is estab-
lished to bring out a general agreement
for disarmament.
Mr.. Roots letter follows:
Il have your letter of Jan. Ia, ask
ing an opinion to aid your committee
in considering an estimate for addition
nj ships of war requiring for their conn.,.
pletion the sum of $l07, III 900
81 do not feel like hazarding an opin-
don as to what reply other governments
might make to a suggestion from our
government for the appointment of rep.
lesentatives to meet for the purpose of
discussing the question of total or par
tial disarmament.
81 feel strongly that steps should be
taken promptly after the new admin
Sstttion is-established to bring about
general agreement on that question.
III is plainly impractieable to accom-
lplish this before the change of admin
istration
The precise method Of procedure
through which the attempt should be
made | think ought to be determined
after and not before Mr. Harding and |
his secretary of state have had an op-
portunity to inform themselves and TO /
reach conclusions as to the way which /
affords the best prospect of success Ac- I
tion on your part based upon any opin-
ion which You can form now as to the
best method of procedure might prove
10 be just the wrong thing and might /
create obstacles to success instead of /
helping il along
"The subject is especially difficult
because of the disturbed condition of
eastern European and it is difficult be-
cause too many nations have special
apprehensions of danger against which
.t hey wish to guard. The new admins
itration will soon learn what is the best
way to deal with these difficulties. 1t
may be that they cannot all be dealt
with in the same way or by the same
pi Ocess.
II think this expresses my view as
fully as I could do if | were to 90 to
Washington and appear before your
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-22
GAVE PROGRAM IN FRENCH.
Entertainment BY ST Jean Baptiste
Society Pleasing.

The entertainment and dance, given
under the auspices of the Laval coun.
Gil of PUnion st. Jean Baptiste of
America in the Worthen hall last eve
ming, was one of the most successful
events ever staged under the direction
of the society. A very appropriate pro-
gram. rendered in French, called forth
continual rounds of laughter and ap-
plause from the large gathering.
An interesting program of singing
and reading had been arranged for in
addition to the presentation of the
two-act play, La Veuve d'Harpagon.
Misses Ruth Vania and H. Archambault
opened the evenings entertainment
with a duet entitled la Chasse aux
Gazelles,o followed by a dialogue.
les Deux Petits Avocats," by Rene
and Henri Archambault. Between the
acts of the play Philip Beaulieu and J.
O. Bilodeau gave short singing and
speaking stunt At the close of the
program all present joined in the sing
ing of = La Claire Fontaine" and The
Star Spangled Banrer."
In mentioning the east of the play
too much stress cannot be laid on the
fine manner in which the participants
took hold and played their parts. The
cast of characters was: "Mde. d'Har-
pagon." Mrs. A. G. Paquet "Francoise,
her servant" Miss Dora Bisson; Jus
tine, her niece" Miss Anna Dessereau;
9 Ernestine. another niece Miss Leona
Lacasse; "Fantine, still another niece
Misc ucp Archambault
At the close OF the play Rev. p. NJ
NlcKenna. pastor Of st. Monicas church,
addressed the audience briefly and in
terestingly