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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Charles y Watson, = prominent cit
iken Of st. Adams, has been appoint
Cd temporarily as city manager under
the new form Of government which
was recently adopted BY the citizens
of that community. It i a large work
and calls for much administrative abil-
iiy. a. wen a. good business sense. Mr..
Wstsons extended experiences in vari-
ans lnrs Of activity ought 10 have put
him IN a position to give good service.
although IT. D. admitted that the pros
pet u merely temporary service a.
city manager does not pressg y best
result. for the city inasmuch ~ the
method. might bs entirely changed by
TIE permanently appointed official
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

When President Harding declared in
his inaugural address that the gov
eminent would not be unmindful Of its
obligation Il the men and women who
were disabled in the World war he
evidently was talking from firm con
,iction and not merely for effect, as
he has thus early taken steps to have
= thorough investigation made of the
manner in which the government is
caring for its disabled war veterans.
The decision commends itself strong
Is because Of the persistent reports
that in some instances the treatment
accorded the persons who sacrificed so
much in the service of their country
has not been satisfactory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

There seems to be a mysterious
hitch in the appointment of United
States ambassador to the court of st.
James. But at the same time one is
forced to admit that the post is a
most important one and ought not to
be filled without serious consideration
of the qualifications Of the candidates
and their personal fitness for the work.
Great Britain is the nation with which
the United States finds most things
in COMMON We need to be well repre-
sented in London.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

The federal department of agricul-
ture asserts with some show of con
idence that apples breathe and,
therefore, that they need air after be-
ing plucked from the trees. Apple
growers in Vermont have recognized
something Of the same sort although
they may not have expressed their
ideas in the same language. In other
words. the careful handler of the fruit
does not store apples in. alright re-
ceptacles but gives them a place where
there is reasonable circulation of air.
Those who wish to preserve fruit for
marketing in the best possible condi-
ton take the precaution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
News from Musical Circles,

Bennington items:
"E. S. Bottum sang "The Palms" at
the Baptist church at the Sunday
morning service"
"The frogs were peeping a beauti-
full chorus last night"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

II is unfortunate that the entire
population of the country cannot take
that course in public health and hy-
giene which is to be given at the Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology the
coming summer. OF all necessary
things which the public is ignorant Of,
public health and hygiene is the most
commonly unknown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
What Is Your Life Value?

Inventory on basis OF what you
earn, multiply by your business life
expectancy and let us fit you with a
replacement value income policy, Ma
tional Life Ins. Co. tMutuall. S. 5.
Ballard. general agent. A. State street,
Montpelier; George J.. Seager, local
agent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Bsrre's next move will not be an
other movie" it is thought, in view
Of the fact that the community is now
quite well supplid with the opening
Of two fine houses this winter, in addi-
ton to those already established.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

David Kneeland's sugar house vas
discovered Thursday morning to be on
fire, from a spark from the arch. 1t
was extended before it had made much
of a Roadway by Kermit Moriarty, who
was the first to get here.-Waitsfield
item in Burlington News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

The American soldiers in the Co.
blenz region of the Rhine probably
welcome even a communist uprising to
give them something to do. Keeping
watch on the Rhine has its monotonous
side.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Granite manufacturers, cutters and
the public in general are deeply in
terested in the development of a de-
vice with which to carry dust out of
the stonesheds, and the promise of a
considerable measure of success HI the
new contriyance just tried out is most
encouraging, providing a satisfactory
motor can be furnished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

As it sees its own end near, the YER
mont legislature is also in a killing
mood. As note the demise of various
and sundry bills for increases in sal
aries of state officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

An optimist is the Vermont person
who lets his furnace fire go out in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
Every Little Helps.

"--went to Waterbury Cen.
ter last Saturday. 1t was Mrs. Jesse
Robins birthday and vas a complete
surprise to her. They presented her
with six window shades."-Bolton
item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

A well known Chicago mail order
house, having passed its usual dividend,
may be said to have passed the Roe
buck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
Try the vaporizing treatment
for colds-Vicks VapoRub.

At the first sign of a cold, APP
ply Vicks over throat and chest.
Rub well in. Lay on a flannel
cloth. Apply again at night
and arrange the bedclothes like
a funnel, so that the arising
vapors will be freely inhaled.
This is the treatment favored
to-day by doctors and nurses for
colds, bronchial cough, tonsil-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

tits. spasmodic Group, sore
throat and, in modified form,
for catarrh and asthma.
Vicks combines in a new way
the time-tried, old-fashioned
remedies for colds-Menthol,
Camphor, Eucalyptus, Thyme,
Juniper, Wintergreen and Oil
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES thru
the skin and inhaled as vapors,
thus getting right to the con-
gestion. Start using Vicks to-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

The sugar makers are on the qui
1--WE following the cold snap-prob-
ably the last of the winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Aunt Mary says she would like to
get some of that 500 pounds Of sugar
made by a certain man in East Cor
NTH. for she believes it must be extra
luscious, since Ethel Sweet helped in
the making.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Saddest of all, here lies Jim Blood,
Some three miles deep, in Vermont
mud.
Burlington News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

We felt the swish of the March lions
all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
Spring Holdups.

Several of our citizens have been
held mp on the Poultney road during
the last week. 1t has not been, how.
ever, on account of work of highway
men.-Middletown Springs item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
F. II. Rogers &
Company

"All right, kiddol" she retorted,
How are you?'-3an Francisco Argo-
naut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

A tear alack, for Jabez Prout;
Right on the track his gas gave out.
Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

For Norman Night my eyes are wet;
He tried to light a cigarette.
youngstown Telegram.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
4 NATION OF

statistic reveal that The Uniied
State. getting to Re = nation 81 milk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Lies slumbering here Alphonse Churi;
He had his arm around a girl.
Akron Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
SMILES AND SIGHS

Our printers devil says he can't I'M
derstand these surprise parties that
are announced to the public some days
they are to occur. Saturday
Bennington Banner stated that a res
ident of that place would celebrate
her s7th birthday the following Mon
day, and that her daughter is plan
ming a surprise tea for her" Per-
haps she doesn't read the paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

Here lies John Smith, wrapped in a
sheet;
He went too fast thru all the sleet.
Detroit Motorist.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29

At fifty miles drove Ollie Pidd;
He thought he wouldn't skid, but did.
Rome IN. " Sentinel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-29
Safety First,

Lies slumbering here one William
Lake;
He heard the bell, but had no brake.
Detroit News.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Court Would Bar s'In-Laws''
Husbands Refusal to
Live With Wife's Parents

Mrs. Amelia G. Brown, of ia War
wick Street, East New York, who has
brought suit for separation from her
husband, real estate operator at 2s93
Fulton Street, Brooklyn, yesterday
asked Justice Frank J. Cannon, in the
Brooklyn Supreme Court, for counsel
fees and alimony pending the outcome
Of her suit
Mr.. Brown did no. deny the charge
Of abandonment brought by his wife,
hut told the court that, at the insist
ence Of Mrs. Brown, they lived with
her parents, and that domestic condi-
tions were such that he frequently had
to spend his evenings in his bedroom.
When people marry said Justice
Cannon, denying the application, land
the male member of the contract, in
these days either member, is able and
willing to establish home for the
other member, there is no excuse for
complicating matters by residing with
the 'in-laws' against the wishes Of the
other party"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
N. \. Man Who Attacked Is
Germans Gets Honor Medal
From The TrsDuae'a was,,iagtom Bureaa

Prom 7Ad Trttwne's Wushiagton Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 1.-TWO non
commissioned officers OF the t65tlr New
ferk National Guard Regiment were
IGNORED to-day by the War Department
Tor conspicuous heroism in action in
the World War Sergeant Richard w.
O'Neill. 30d West Hath Street, received
the medal OF honor. and the Distin-
gclshed Service Cross was bestowed on
Sergeant Edward j. Geaney, of tho
same address. The official citations in
the cases follow:
Sergeant Richard ". O'Neiv. Com
Fany ., l65th Infantry For conspicu-
Gus gaslsntry and intrepidity above and
beyond the call of duty in action with
Jhs enemy on the Ourcq River, France.
July so, 1918. In advance of an ~.
saulting line, he attacked a detachment
OF ABOUT twenty-five of the enemy. In
tte ensuing handto-h hand encounter no
sustained pistol wounds, but heroicalIv
eS nfinued in the advance, during which
ne received additional wounds. but VIII
great physical effort, he remained in
getiVe command of his detachment
nelng again wounded, he was forcaI
by weakness and loss of blood to ba
evacuated, but insisted upon heina
taken first to the battalion comman6ar
IN oroer to transmit to him valuable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
30 Arrested i'm Month
In Federal Drug Drive
Ten Convicted and Eighteen
Indicted in Campaign Against
Vendors Here

Ten convictions, eighteen indictme nts
and thIrty-six arrests in one month are
the result OF the most intensive Fed
erai campaign against drug vendors in
New York in years, it was announced
yesterday by Frank J. Fitzpatrick. in
charge CT the Federal narcotic squad
These results, Agent Fitzpatrick said,
were only the forerunners of others to
be achieved soon.
There is an unusual amount OF
drugs in New York" he said. cit is
all of foreign manufacture and is SNUG
gled in. The biggest consignment we
have seized recently bore Italian labels.
All persons we have convicted are ven
doris. We do not try to pick up the
addicts, but concentrate rather on stop
ping the supply. These vendors are
practically numbering people by selling
drugs, SO we aim to get them"
An investigation of the olive oil
business in thickly populated Italian
communities is to result from seizures
recently made by the customs officials
of an enormous quantity of drugs
found wrapped in oil skin packages
and deposited in barrels Of olive oil.
1t is charged that some dealers not
only have been importing drugs with
olive oil, but they also have been buy
ing large quantities of cottonseed and
other cheap oils and diluting and sub
shutting these, selling the connections
as pure olive oil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Doctor Says Mrs. Chew
Doubted Husbands nifty
Sought Official Inquiry in 1920.
Before Forgerics Were Com.
nlitted. He TestiGnS

Mrs Marguerite B. Chew appealed to
army authorities in 1920 asking that
an ofhclal inquiry be made into the
sanity of her husband, Captain Beverly
Grayson Chew. who is now facing a
court martial at Governors Island on
a charge Of forgery and for other
oHenses. This was brought out at the
triai yesterday by DR.. Palmer A. Pot
ter, OF Washington, who formerly was
a captain in the army and who is now
associated with the War Risk Insur-
ance Bureau.
DR.. Potter testified that Mrs. Chew
came to him at the attending surgeons
ONCE at 461 Eighth Avenue and told
MN contidentially that her husband
beat her. She exhibited bruises. said
pr. Potter, to prove it. 1t was at this
time that she sought information as
TO now to have an inquiry made into
her husbands sanity, DR.. Potter said
Although the physician could not
definitely fix the date of Mrs. Chew's
visit, he was sure that it was prior to
October-the month in which the Of
lenses charged against Chew were COM
mitted- He SAID, on cross examina-
ton, that the conversation was not
privileged and that Mrs. Chew had
only that morning given him permits
sion to divluge the tenor of her visit.
William A. Lehy, civilian counsel for
the defense, said yesterday he would
close his case this week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Mystery Traveller,
Lacking Passport,
Taken OFF Liner
Says He Is Norwegian,
Speaks Russian and Ger
man; Skipper Warned
of Embezzler's Escape

The Scandinavian American liner
Frederik VIII, which arrived here ves-
erday from Copenhagen, brought to
port passenger who was promptly
transferred to Ellis Island soon after
the vessel locked. The traveller. who
had no passport and who aroused the
attention. of the ships officers by his
secretiyeness, said his name was Jacob
Gronvold and that he was a Norwegian.
When spoken to in the Norwegian
tongue the man was able to understand
little, but he spoke German and Rus
sian huently.
When the vessel was two DAYS at
sea Captain Gotsche said he received
message from agents of the Norwegian
government saying that they were con-
fdent that an embezzler had taken
passage on the Frederik VIII. Their
description of the man did not tally
with that Of Gronvold. According to
the skipper, Gronvold called steward
into his stateroom several DAYS ago
and urged him to lend him his uniform
some time before the vessel arrived at
New York.
RepreSeH CaCIVeS OF the department
Of Justice visited the vessel yesterday
and examined Gronvold before he was
sent to Ellis Island.
Among the travellers on the Fred
erik VIII was DR.. c. Norman Hansen,
a physician and librettist, who comes
here to confer with representatives OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company rela-
tive to the production Of "Kaddora,"
new opera written by Hakon Borresen,
a young Danish composer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06

information relative 60 enemy positions
and the disposition of our men"
c'Neill was leading detachment of
coughboys, stalking far ahead of them,
when he came on a body OF twenty five
Germans in clump of trees. Open
iinE tire on them single handed. he
killed three and was himself wounded
seven times before his detail could com e
up. BY that time the Germans had
begun to retire.
O'Neill is twenty three years old, the
son OF John O'Neill. and one of eleven
children. He is student in the Col
llege of the City OF New York. where
ne is studying electrical engineering.
On June IL he married Miss Estelle
Johnson. They now are living with his
brother inlaw in Westwood de-
scrlptlon of his explicit is given by
Father Duffy, chaplain of the 165th In
tantry, i'll his book on the war.
Sergeant Edward J. Geaney, Com
psny p, l65th Infantry, for extraordi-
nary heroism in action near villers-
suI-Fere, France, July 80, 1918. In the
assault, seeing his officer wounded, with
great effort and under heavy fire, ne
succeeded in getting the wounded off :
Ger almost to place of safety when he
sustained a machine gun wound, which
broke his arm. In spite of the pain
and with great fortitude he succeeded
IN getting the officer to a place of
safety
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
A. E. T. Invalid Charges
u. 5. Doctor Kicked Him
Wisconsin Governor to Help In
vestigate Alleged Cruelties
in Federal Hospital
Spec .al Dispatch to Ttc Tribu,

MILWAUKEE, July "a sweeping
investigation of alleged abusive treat
inent of disabled Milwaukee war heroes
and other wounded war veterans at the
Resthaven Sanatorium at Waukesha is
expected soon. The announcement was
made to-day that Governor Blaine. Sem
ator LaFollette, Congressman Florian
Lampelt, of Oshkosh, and the state
branch of the American Legion have
taken hand in the matter. The sana-
forum is under the administration of
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice.
Governor Blaine Senator LaFollette
and Congressman Lampert have asked
the Senate Committee at Washington to
investigate the administration of the
hospital, it is declared
Afidavits by service men in which
charges are made against the hospital
authorities were fled with the state
branch of the American Legion at it's
convention last week
Joseph B. Kaja, Waukesha service
man, now a patient at the hospital
charges that he was kicked by sur
geon and severely injured. Another
affidavit is signed jointly by seven
other men, Chester A. Hoard, Merle B.
Baum, Award E. Moberg. Earl M.
Howe, Arthur Swanson. Oscar G. Yoy-
gen and Arvid l.. Miller. 1t declares
ailments of patients are neither care
fully nor properly diagnosed nor pre-
scribed for; that there have been in
stances of uncalled-for severity in dis
cipline and abuse; that passes are re-
fused for no good reason, and that the
men are insulted by being continually
told that they are in perfectly normal
condition and able to take care of
themselves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Man Held for Attempted
Robbery ON Eve of Trial
Police Say They Trapped Him
Two Hours Before Arraign-
ment ON Similar Charge

Jacob Sidransky. twenty-four years
old, of IS Stanton Street, was arrested
yesterday, the police say. in the act of
attempting to rob the premises of the
Aetna Wooden Company. 26 Forsyth
Street, Manhattan, two hours before he
was to face trial in Brooklyn on a
similar charge.
Patrolman David M. Ring, Of the
Clinton Street police station, testified
that he had been summoned by bur
glar alarm on the wooden companyfs
premises and saw Sidransky with an
alleged accomplish running from the
place. Sidransky was captured in a
chase after the patrolman fired six
shots at him. Sidransky halted at Canal
and Forsyth streets. where he grappled
with Ring, and fight ensued for pos
session of the revolver
Assistant District Attorney Henry
Goodman told Magistrate Cobb that
Sidransky had long been menace to
the community. The magistrate held
him until July without bail on
burglary charge.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Five in Alleged Robber
Gang in Newark Held
Suspects Are Arrested in Con.
nec,icut; ''Sam the Carpen-
ter" Valves Extradition

Five alleged burglars, said by the
Newark police to have been responsible
for the theft of many thousands OF
dollars worth of jewelry and cash,
were arrested yesterday in Savin Rock,
near New Haven.
Sergeant George Kass, of the New
ark police, returned last night with
Samuel Bender, alias "Sam the Carpen-
ter alias Jacob Willis" alias "Kap-
lam He was arrested with Henry
Feinberg. alias "Hirschey." in Fem
berg's restaurant Savin Rock, on in
dictments found by the Essex County
Grand Jury. Bender returned without
night, but Feinberg and the others
will resist extradition.
The men are accused of robbing the
National Biscuit Company of s1,222 by
blowing the safe in the company's Of
flee at i73 Pleasant Avenue, Newark.
last August. Finger prints led to their
arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Non-Residents Barred
as High School Pupils
Board Votes Exclusion after
Pralt announces Mary City
Children Cannot Be Adriffed


measure TO relieve the congestion
in the high schools was Dassed at yes
terday's meeting OF the Board of Edu-
cation, when it was voted to exclude
from these institutions all pupils
whose parents have no legal residence
within the city Action was taken on
recommendation of the Superintendent
Of Schools, who said that there were
AS nonresident pupils in the high
schools this year.
In the discussion preceding the vote
The president of the board, Aiming S.
Prall, said that many New York chill
-dren will be excluded from the schools
next term for lack of room, and that it
was not right that non-residents should
enjoy advantages that of necessity
must be denied children of residents.
The vote was unanimous
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06

ton of the army personnel by altering
discharges to those who desire them
The 200 applied for their. discharge.
There are 500 on the post.
A similar order was posted yester-
day on Governors Island. It calls upor,
the commanding officer to discharge
"for the convenience Of the service
all enlisted men in this area who make
written application during the curriers'
month. Men under charges or in the
guard house are ineligible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-06
Wright Denies Zig-Zagging
Tennis Star TO Go to Trial on
Observation-Disclosures Charge

A charge that, he was driving his
motor car while intoxicated was de-
MED yesterday in the Traffic Court
by Beals C. Wright, of Woodmere, L.
l., we'll known as tennis player. He
is a broker
The alleged offense happened on
June 20, at Fifth Avenue and Fifty
third Street. Wright appeared before
Magistrate House with his LAWYER
David Robson, of 81 Chambers Street,
and waived examination after enter
ing plea of not guilty. He was held
in $500 bail for trial in Special SEES
sions