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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
DISCUSS ORG4NI- \
Z4TTON OF STATE
MANUFACTURERS
Preliminary Meeting Was Held at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of
New Hampshire Organ \
ization Spoke.

A preliminary meeting looking to-
ward the formation Of a state manu-
facturers' association was held at Bal
lev hall, Montpelier, last evening with
good attendance. Another meeting
viii be held in Montpelier April s, ac-
cordng to the present plans.
At the meeting last night the follow
ing committee was named ia nominate
officers J. F. Dewey. Quechee; II. J.
NJ. Jones. Montpelier; J. r. Wilson.
st Adams: " Cav, Cavendish; J. f.
Myers. Bellows Falls The following
publicity committee was named; T.
A. Unsworth, Burlington; r. r. Smith,
81. Adams; L. T. 0lnev, Rutland; John
y. Harvey. Brattlcboro; William
Walker, Evarts; l. A. Kelly, Montpel
ier: +. Sidney Rollins. vice president
and cx president Of the New Hamp
shire association Of similar nature, told
the gathering about the efforts made
in that state and he advocated the use
Of some other name than that Of
manufacturers association. believing
that something which would be more
nearly like the National Council Of
Associated Industries ought TO be
adopted. Thirty eight states have
formed ranches of that organization.
William +. Mckee Of Montpelier pre-
sided over the meeting last night and
T. F. Dewey was secretary. II is eS-
nected that F. French. secretary Of the
New Hampshire association. viii ad-
dress the next meeting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
TO HASTEN COAL MOVEMENT.
Ccai Boats Tied Up for Winter Are Be
ing Loaded Already.

Philadelphia, March % TO expedite
the movement of coal TO ports on the
Great Lakes when lake shipping re
opens this spring, the Pennsylvania
railroad is loading lake coal boats tied
up for the winter at Cleveland. Erie,
Ashtabula and Ssndusky, The plan is
being carried out for the first time this
year. 1t will enable the lake boats to
move coal cargoes aggregatlng about
100000 tons as soon as lake ports are
again reopened.
Normally about 2s,O00,OO0 tons Of
coal are delivered by the railroads at
the lake ports during the shipping sea
SON Most of the coal is destined for
Duluth for industrial uses and railroad
fuel in interior points in the northwest,
about 200 coal boats being engaged in
the traffic. The Pennsylvania railroad
carries approximately 20 per cent of
the coal, principally from the central
region of its system.
Under the early loading plan it il
expected that great deal of the con
gestion and delay attending the move
ment of coal when the lake shipping
seasen opens will be avoided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
To House the Increasing
Departments of
Government
MAY DRIVE OUT SOME
STATE OFFICIALS
Report on Housing Facili-
ties Presented in the
Legislature

After a half hour of debate in which
Senator Villas figured prominently in
support of his bill, S. 81, providing
the University of Vermont and Nor
wieh NAV receive scholarships of Sl00
the measure went to a third reading
bv a vote OF % to !, Senator Chatfee
being the only one 70 vote against it.
The report Of the joint committee
appointed TO investigate the necessity
for additional committee rooms was
presented in both houses this morning.
This committee, which is made up OF
Senators Williams and Sherburne and
Representatives Button of Middlebnry,
Smith of Barre Town and Pollard Of
Cayendish, reports that, although there
are 35 rooms in the State House and IA
in the new building, all but three OF
these are now used by departments,
50 that il any except these three are
used by the committees during the leg
islature. it is an inconvenience TO Ell
ther the department or the committee
many times.
The committee has investigated the
proposition of securing more land next
TO the State House to build an addi
tion for committee rooms. but finds
that this land is owned by the Nation
al Life Insurance company, which may
use it for building purposes.
The only solution OF the situation
seems 10 be the removal of certain de-
partments from the State House OF
new building or both, during the leg
islature, and the committee hsom
mends that authority be given the ser
geant alarms 10 designate what rooms
in the State House shall be given up
by the various departments, with su
thority 10 house and care for such de
partments in Montpelier at the ex-
pense Of the state and that legislation
for that purpose be enacted at this ses
sion Of the legislature.
IT. 3a5, the act to remove the won
en- from the state prison at Windsor to
the house OF correction building at
Rutland. passed the Senate this morn
ing without debate, after a long dis
eussion Of the merits Of the matter
yesterday.
Bv yea and nay vote. l65 to IL, |
the House lust before noon refused TO
pass over the governors veto r. 36o, !
that minors may contract |
for and surrender insurance.
Tn the House to-day Speaker Bill |
lings appointed as a committee of con
ference on the poll tax bill II 22. 4
Wishart of Barre. Bradlee Of Swanton /
and Fullam Of Brookfeld
The House adopted q resolution pro |
yiding that Mrs r l. Wheeler, widow 1
n the representative from Calais, will
draw the salary Of the position up to
the remainder Of the term.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
LATTER RETIRES
AS THE HEAD OF
DEPARTMENT
The AppOintee Is at Pres
ent An Assistant Profess
sor of Engineering in the
University of Vermont
He Gets a Salary of
$4,000 a Year.

The tangle over the state highway
commissioner was finally Strengthened
out to-day through the appointment,
by the state highway board, of Prof.
Thurman W. Dix of the engineering
department of the University of Yer
mont to be state highway commission
er, taking the place of Stoddard b.
Bates of Derby Whether or not Mr.
Bates, the retiring commissioner, will
remain on the highway board with Gov
Hartness and Senator W. n Bryant of
Windsor county could not be learned
to day; but there have been rumors
that he would leave the board after
the appointment of a commissioner.
The salary of the commissioner was
fixed to-day at $1,000 year.
Prof Dix is at present assistant pro-
fessor of civil engineering in the Uni
versity of Vermont, the institution
from which he was graduated in 1908.
The new appointee was formerly 4
resident of Barre and was graduated
from Spaulding high school in the class
of 1904. He stands high in his pro-
fession. Prof. Dix has been mentioned
frequently in connection with the ap-
pointment during the last few weeks
of the deadlock between Gov Hsrtness
and the legislature over the appoint
mint of a successor to Stoddard Bates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
TEXTILE BUSINESS
PROMISES TO BOOM
Ii Manufacturers Cooperate With One
Another And Maintain an OPP
timistic Attitude.

Philadelphia, March 25 Business in
textile industries will be brisk by next
fall if manufacturer cooperate with
one another and maintain an optimis-
tic attitude, speakers declared here to-
day at the semi annual meeting OF the
National Association of the Sweater
and Knitted Textile Industry Approx
imately 200 directors and members of
the organization, representing every
state in the nnioneweTe present.
Delegates were urged to bolster up
the spirits of pessimistic manufactur-
ers by Frederick Mayer, secretary and
treasurer Of the Pennsylvania Knitting
mills, who declared those lacking in
optimism were not only hurting them
selves hut their fellow manufacturers
He denied tTrst prices would 60 SKY
high, saying it would be foolish to
raise them. but maintained they would
hold their own as there would be plenty
OF business
Sidney Worms, national president Of
the organization. also was optimistic,
declaring manufacturers would turn
away business next fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
PROF. 7. x. DIX NAMED
STATE COMMISSIONER
OF HIGHWAYS TODAY
AUTHORITY GIVEN
TO BORROW $50, 900
Barre Citizens Voted Last Night to
Empower the City Council to
Make Loan in Anticipa-
tion of Taxes.

In FIVE minute session last night
citizens of Barre in special meeting au,
thorized the city council to borrow To
the extent of $4,000 to meet current
expenses, and they voted also to pay
bill of SlS660 to the Barre Daily
Times, Inc, incurred during the past
year for advertising. James Mackay
was chairman and James Smart clerk
Presenting the reasons for the re-
quest for the authority TO borrow to
the extent of $4,000, Mayor Langley
stated that the council had borrowed
to the limit allowed by law and that
because OF unusual financial conditions
it had become necessary to ask the
voters for special Authority to borrow
more in anticipation of 1921 taxes. He
said that when the Barre Savings Bank
& Trust Co. closed the city had about
1923 600 deposited, that on the first of
the present calendar year S25, 900 in
water bonds had been retired out of
current funds and that $4,000 had
been advanced TO the city schools.
H~lce he introduced a resolution grant
ing authority to the city council to Dor
row not to exceed $4,000 TO be paid
back out of the 1927 tax receipts. The
resolution was adopted unanimously,
In stating the next article of the
warning, Chairman Macksy said he had
no doubt the city council would be
justified is paying the bill of $ls660 10
the Barre Daily Times, Inc, but that
Publisher Langley in view of his posi-
tion as an official of the city and in
view. too. Of the sentence of the city
stating that mo city official
shall be directly or indirectly inGer-
ested in any contract with the city"
desired that the citizens be the ones to
pass on the bill. Following Chairman
Mackays statement, John S. Melon
aid moved that the bill be paid, and
the motion was carried unanimously,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The meeting was featured by the ap-
pearance of one woman voter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
MAY HAVE DIED OF BLOW.
Mrs. Catherine Mossey Of St Adams
Succumbed Thursday.

ST. Alban-. March 25.-An autopsy
has been held on the body of Mrs.
Catherine Drew Mossey, aged 73, who
died yesterday of unknown causes. Be
lief, however, is expressed by the au-
thorities that il may have been the
result OF a blow from bottle received
during disturbance at her home at 80
Pine street on Tuesday, March 10. II
il said that the blow was struck by
George Mullin Of Walnut street during
fracas in which he attempted 10 use
the bottle freely on those who mixed
up in the argument,
Sheriff George r. Catln, the police
assert, was called to the Drew house
on the night of March 10 to quell a
disturbance. 1t is stated that on his
arrival he found several under the in
fluence Of liquor and Mrs. Mossey in
an injured condition from blow from
bottle, said to have been struck by
Mulln. Medical attention was sum
moned for Mrs Mossey and Mullin was
taken to the Franklin county jail. The
next dav he was allowed his freedom
on bail pending further developments
in the case. and IL IS now said he can
not be found.
Upon the death Of Mrs Mossey, Or.
b. H. Stone Of the state laboratory Of
hygiene. Burlington, was summoned
and an autopsy was held on the body.
should the examination disclose that
the woman's death was caused by the
blow. a charge Of manslaughter viii be
brought against those implicated.
Mrs. Mossey is survived by her hus
band and two daughters. Mrs L, Shap-
pv and Mrs. J. Potvin: two sons, Dan
iel Drew, and II grandchildren The
BODY was taken to McAllister's under
takinr parlnrs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
CALAIS MEMBER
DIED SUDDENLY
Edward T. Wheeler Col
lapsed in State House and
Died in Hospital
HEART DISEASE
GIVEN AS CAUSE
The Funeral Is to Be Held
Sunday at His Home
in Calais

Representative Edward j.. Wheeler
of Calais, who had a fainting spell
while in his seat at the State House
yesterday afternoon and was carried
to the Heaton hospital, died there
shortly before midnight. The cause OF
death was given as heart compllca
tions. He was 5S years old and is sur
vived by his wife, who was with him
in Montpelier, by daughter, Marion,
a son. Leon, and brother, Luther, all
Of Calais.
1t is understood that Mr.. Wheeler
has not been feeling well for some
time. 1t was about o'clock yesterday
afternoon when he was seen to have
collapsed in his seat and representa-
tives near hib carried him from the
House, the speaker declaring a recess
of 10 minutes. Mr. Wheeler revived
but his heart did not come back to
normal and he failed rapidly
Funeral arrangements have been
made for Sunday at | O'Clock Al the
home in Calais. Speaker Billings this
morning appointed the following com
mittee 10 represent the House of Rep
resentatives at the funeral: Messrs.
johnson of Worcester, Huntley of
Westford and Blake of Hyde Park.
Edward T. Wheeler was born in Cal
ais. Nov. 2s. 1862, and spent his en-
tire life there BY occupation he was
a farmer and surveyor He was ed
ucated in the schools of Calais. He
had held the Office OF justice Of the
peace for about Is wears. In poll
tics he was a Republican and his re-
lipious choice was the Universalist
faith
The House assembled at II o'clock
this morning and resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Wishart Of Barre City,
and adopted bv the House. extending
sympathy to the family Of Mr.. Wheel
er and expressing the loss Of the gen
eral assembly in his death After
Speaker Billings had appointed the
committee to attend the funeral. the
House took a recess Of 30 minutes in
respect to Mr. Wheeler
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
Under War Risk Insurance
Act, Says the Comp
troller
RULING BASED ON
ACTION OF CONGRESS
1t Is Not Possible to State
Number of Allotments
Affected

Washington. D. G., March p, Mill
tary allotments and allowances under
the war risk insurance act will ex'
pire automatically on June 81, Comp
troller Warwick of the treasury holds
in ruling made public to-day
The ruling was based on the resolu-
tion adopted by the last Congress re-
pealing most of the special wartime
acts. War risk insurance bureau Off
cials were unable to-day TO give aceu-
rate figures concerning the number OF
soldier, sailor and marine allotments
which would be affected, but they said
thousands of men still. in the service,
both at home and in the American
army on the Rhine were maintaining
the allotments to their relatives and
that the government likewise was su-
plying an equal amount.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
ALLIES DELAY
THEIR DECISION
AS to Policy Toward Ger
many's Refusal to Pay
Reparations
CONSULTATIONS
AFTER EASTER
Meeting of Council of Am
bassadors To-day Was
Abandoped

Paris, March 25 (By the Associated
Press).- Consideration of the entente
policy towards Germany in view OF hel
refusal to pay by May the twelve
billion gold marks demanded by the
separations commission as the balance
of her twenty billion mark obligation
under the peace treaty will be post
poned for a few days, it developed To-
day.
The entente foreign offices, 1t was
stated, would wait until after the East
er holidays to begin active consuita
tions on the reparations commission
report of Germany's refusal to pay and
the meeting of the council of ambas-
sailors which had been set for to-day,
was abandoned. The ambassadors VIII
not get together for their consultations
before the middle Of next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
BIZZozERo-JERoME.
Former Barre Man and Springfield
Woman Married.

4 verv pretty wedding was held in
Springfield Thursday morning at u
o'clock whereby Miss Florence Jerome
became the bride Of Richard Bizzozero
son of Mrs Jennie Bizzozero Of 507
North Main street, Barre. The pastor
Of the Cniversalist church At Spring
field ofhciated. The couple was attend
ed by Mr. and Mrs William Good
enough. the former being close friend
Of the groom.
Until three years ago the groom was
resident Of Barre. working for He
bert A ladrie granite manufacturers.
as carver He then went 70 Spring
field. where he has been employed in
the Jones -Lsmson machine shops ever
since. The bride was also employed in
Springfield.
Mr.. and Mrs Bitznzero left on a
wedding trim 10 Milford, y IT,, 70
Barre. and theme to Claremont. y VI.
the home of the bride The couple
win arrive in this city tomorrow aft
ernoon. After April J they viii be
a. home 70 their friends az los Main
street. Springfield.
Miss Julia BizKozero. sister Of the
groom. who recently completed her
work IN Randolph. attended the wed
ding and viii return to the city to-
morrow afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
FOR COUNTY ASSURED
Splendid Progress Is Being Made in
Campaign to Raise Money for
Support Of the Work.

Splendid progress is being made by
the Washington county farm bureau in
raising sufficient funds TO start BOYS
and girls club work IN the county. 4
campaign Is being made under the di-
rection Of President 6. VI. Jones of
Waitsfield % raise 81. 800 for the sup
por1 IT the work from the business or
CARNATIONS Of the county The North
field and Waterbury boards Of trade
will contribute 500 each and il j. prac-
ticsllv assured that those 81 Barre and
Montpelier viii raise st least $500 each
to give the club work boost az the
start
Much interest i being shown by the
business men Of these towns. A. they
are interested in the future welfare
~ agriculture in Washington county.
The farm bureau hopes 70 have coun
" club agent st work in the county b.
fore MAY ]
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
H4RTNESS VETOES
MINORS INSURANCE
Declares Act Enabling Them to Con-
tract for and Surrender Policies
Opens Way to "Unscrup-
ulous and Designing
Persons"

Gov Hartness has vetoed House bill
800, an act enabling minors to contract
for aud surrender insurance policies
his position being stated in the fol
lowing:
"The provision Of this bill. in my
Judgment. establishes a bad precedent
in that il makes serious and un-
necessary inroad upon the centuries old
rule of law in respect TO the ability Of
minors 70 enter into valid contracts.
am credibly informed that life insur-
ance companies are to day issuing con
tracts upon the lives OF minors, as well
they may; that the difficulty. il there
Is any serious difficulty, with the pres
ent infirmity Of such minors who are
holders % life insurance contracts lies
in the inability Of snch minors 70 exc
cute a valid release or make valid sur
render OF the contract of insurance, or
TO enter into other valid contracts in
respect thereto
These difficulties. when they arise
can be remedied easily and adjusted
through the usual avenues now pro
yided by law. II it becomes necessary
for some act to be done in respect to
insurance contract issued upon the life
OF a minor, a guardian may be ap-
pointed by the probate court to act in
behalf Of such minor The minor chill
dren Of a deceased parent are unable
to execute necessary releases and dis
in the settlement Of such par
ents estate For such purpose a guardi-
an is appointed ] see no sound reason
why a different rule should apply il
respect to minors who are parties 70
life insurance contracts
Further, I object 10 this bill for
the reason that il opens the door to
and designing persons to
capitalize the lives Of our young peo-
pie without the approval or knowl.
edge Of the parents
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
IMPROPER CONDUCT CHARGED.
Against Members of Massachusetts,
Legislature of 1918.

Boston. March 25.-The Senate and
House 20 o.day gave consideration TO the
charges Of improper conduct on the
part Of members Of thes legislature Of
i9Is that are already the subject Of
an inquiry by Governor Cox and exeeu-
tive council.
Both bodies adopted an order offered
by President Frank g. Allen Of the
senate and Speaker B. Doring Young
Of the House, requesting the commit
tee on rules sitting concurrently to
recommend TO the general court what
action. il any. should be taken with
reference to allegations in connection
with the passage Of street railway leg
islation in that year.
The executive councils inquiry il to
determine what legislators. II any, Dor
rowed money from Boston trust com
panies that have since been closed by
the bank commissioner. and whether
such hans figured in deals for tho pur
chase 81 stock IN street railway com
panies the price Of which was affected
by legislation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
LovELAND MUNsoN DEAD.
Was Former Chief Justice of Vermont
Supreme Court.

Manchester March 25 Loveland
( Munson. former chief justice of the
Vermont supreme court. and for p
wears a Judge Of the supreme court,
died last evening at S o'clock in his
18th year Of general breaking down,
due to his age.
He was the only son Of Cyrus Nun
son and Lucy tLovelsnd Munson, and
was born atgthe Munson homestead at
Manchester, July 2l, ls43, and had
lived in the same house all his life. He
was the only person ever born in the
house.
He was graduated from Burr and
Burton seminary in 1862 and studied
law in the office Of Elias B. Burton at
Manchester He edited the Manchester
Journal for three years while studying
law and was admitted 10 the bar in
1866 He practiced law az Manchester
and held various town Offices includ
ing representative from Manchester in
the Vermont House Of Representative
in 1872. 1874. 1882 and was in the
Senate Of 1873
Mr. Munson was Judge Of probate for
Manchester from 1883 20 1850. He was
associate Judge Of the supreme court
from 1880 to 1915, and chief justice
from 1918 TO 1917.
He was az the time OF his death pres
ident Of the board Of trustees both Of
Mark skinner library and the Delwood
Cemetery association. For over 40 years
he was member Of the board Of trus
toes Of Burr and Burton seminary AMI
was president Of the board for many
years previous to 1919. when he re
signed the presidency and continued as
member of tho board
He married Mary Campbell OF Mein.
den. III. in 1882
The funeral services will be held AZ
the residence Monday afternoon at
1880 O'Clock and il requested that
friends omit flowers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-25
MOCK SESSION HELD
With Many Humorous Allusions TO
well-Known Characters.

A mock session filed with more than
ordinary frolic. presided over by Hale
X. Darling Of Chelsea. was witnessed
bv an overflow audience in representa-
tiyes' hall last evening Features Of the
occasion were tho "coouiinsting II
Gov. Hartness and -Stod" Bates as rep
resented by Messrs Miller and Barnard
and Sperrv Of Cornwall. the singing of
the STATE House beauty chorus under
the direction 81 II l. Hindley of Rut
land. and whistling of Howard Austin
of Brandon. on. Of the pages. who also
acted A. speaker az the opening Of the
session. The clerks were + = Barber ef
Brattleboro and II A Bailey Of COL
chester. An unusual number of humor-
ous bills and resolutions brought hun
dreds 81 laughs from the crowd
An organization TO be known a. the
Mock Session association vas formed
with n k Darling of Chelsea az chair
man. and 3. y Field of Montpelier scc-
retar= end treasurer The Slia taken
in last evening wss turned over 20 the
treasurer ss a nasis for . piano fund
and 4 piano sill - purchased i'm TIE
near future for the State HOUSE