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The Washington herald., 1921-02-17
D. C. Natives Postpone Meet

The Regular meeting of the So
ciety of Natives of the District of
Columbis was postponed yesterday
from I'd drnorrow night to Friday,
February 25, at p. M, in the con-
vention broom of the Postoffice De-
partment Building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

George Barber Of East Barre under
uent serious operation at the City
hospital this morning.
Mrs. James J Lamb of 81 Summer
street underwent a serious operation at
the City hospital to-day
Miss Hazel Davis Of East Brookfcld
had her tonsils and adcnoids removed
at the City hospital this morning
Mrs. =. u. Ladd with her daughter
EVELYN. and Mrs r. :. Currier went
20 Northampton. Mass. to-day o. visit
their daughters. Miss Pricds Ladd and
Miss Marguerite Currier, over the
Washington's birthday holiday
Calls came in continually to Prin.
II. L Dawson this morning from for
mer Goddard students for information
concerning the alumni day celebration
70 be held al the seminary during the
dsv and evening of next Tuesday, Feb.
y. such interest has been shown IN the
psst few dsys BY FORMER students in
fbjs somewhat novel feature 0f the
school activities that one may rsssou-
abIv 81 irnafr that there UiI b large
iuHu1 II cd grads in the city over
Washingions birthday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
Legislative Notes.

With the convening Of the legsla
ture next week il is probable a bill
will be introduced providing for shell
ter house to be used in charity and
probation work, the bill coming from
the committee on state institutions
II is likely that the committee on
penal institutions win present its re-
port Of the investigation of state in
stitutions next week
There i some intimatiop that Capt
Harold p. Sheldon, whose appointment
by Gov. Hartness as state fish and
game commissioner was rejected by
the Senate. will be member of the
commission TO write the history Of
Vermont in the World war II this
action is taken. It viii clarity the fish
and game commissioner appointment.
The reunion Of the legislature Of
1920 will occur next Thursday and that
Of the legislature 81 1912 on March s.
There have been many deaths among
the members Of the latter organization
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
BURIAL AT MANCHESTER, N. H,
Body of HyIand U. Cass of Barre TAX
en- There Thursday.

The funeral of Hyland L. Cass, who
passed away at the state hospital at
Waterbury Tuesday afternoon, was
held from the Wallace undertaking
parlors in Manchester, \. H., Thurs,
day afternoon at o'clock, The full
Episcopal service was used at the un-
dertaking rooms and at the grave, Rev.
Hazard officiating. Face to Face" and
Nearer, My God, to Thee" were rem
dered by a soloiet. Burial was made
in the Pine Grove cemetery OF that
city,
The Barre branch of the granite
cutters union was represented at the
funeral through the presence of John
Hall. and the Manchester branch
where Mr.. Cass first became connect
cd with the union, by his brother, I'D,
ward. and BY Nh Wallace. The pail
bearers were friends and relatives OF
the deceased: Fred and George Wal
lace. John Hall and Edward Cass
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19

FIRE THREAT
Bacon Block, Owned BY
Houstons and DR.. Jud-
kins, Was Damaged
FIRE BROKE OUT IN
FORBES RESTAURANT
Fire Occurred at Oppor-
tune Time for Firemen,
On Way to Work

Mortified. Feb. l9--This village was
threatened with a serious confiagration
this morning when fire broke out in
the Forbes Bros restaurant in the
basement of the Bacon block on the
north side of the common and swept
upward into the first and second stories
of the building, giving the tiremen two
hours of hard work because the build
ing is of wood and of type somewhat
favorable to the spread of fire. The
building is now owned by the Houstons
and by DIR. j. II. Judkins.
The loss is estimated between $4,000
and $4,000.
Firemen say that if the blaze had
started an hour earlier it would have
been difficult to avert a heavy loss as
the fire would have secured big start
in the long row of buildings. As it hap
pened, the fire broke out at o'clock
when many of the firemen were on
their way to their places of occupa-
tion and hence they were almost imme-
diately available for service and the
fight against the flames was promptly
begun.
Starting in the restaurant, which is
operated by Forbes Bros, recently of
Barre, the flames went up the parti-
tions into the barbershop of William
Lee, where the greatest damage by fire
was done; then still higher into the
apartment and millinery shop of Miss
Belle Houston on the second floor of
the building. When the firemen chopped
into the partitions to get at the fire
they found the flames raging fierce
ly and assuming very threatening
appearance. However, by eopious appli-
cation of water they stopped the prog
ress of the flames before the fire could
break outside of the building or spread
to other parts of that structure or the
adjoining buildings.
While they escaped damage by fire,
neighboring establishments were con
siderable losers from water aud smoke.
The hardware store Of A. NJ Cutler &
Co. received heavy drenching and was
also penetrated by smoke in volumes,
The Houston bowling alley under the
Cutler store was also damaged in the
same manner. The Houston apartments
over the Cutler store were also dam
aged somewhat by smoke. In the Hol-
land block adjoining, the tailor shop
of NJ Cohen, who does much work for
the Norwich university students, was
penetrated by smoke and damage was
done there. Some water was also
thrown into the taiorshop. The Britain
electric store and the office Of the vii.
lage lighting commissioner were in
danger but escaped damage.
The owners and occupants were in
sured with the exception Of Miss Belle
Houston, the milliner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
DENOUNCED BRITISH
EFFORTS IN IRELAND
Right Rev. Patrick Joseph Clune Says
the Infamy Perpetrated By Ger
many Has Been Repeated.

London, Feb. TO- Great Britain s
campaign against the Irish republican
movement was denounced by the
Right Rev Patrick Joseph Clune. arch
bishop of Perth. Australia. upon his re-
turn TO that city from Europe, says a
dispatch to the Times. While visiting
in Ireland, he took part in unofficial
negotiations looking to the restoration
Of peace between the British govern
ment and leaders Of the Sim Fein.
Il say with regret and reluctance,
he is quoted a. saying, that every in
fanny perpetrated by Germany during
her occupation Of Belgium has been re-
newed and repeated, aud in some cases
exceeded, in Ireland. | subscribe to ev-
cry word used by Eamonn DE Valera
in his recent charges against English
forces in ireland. A blacklist of per
sons vino are To be sssassinated is
placed in the hands of those in the paw
OF the crown, which is responsible far
the situation. The appalling horrors
OF this heiiish policy nave not achieved
their object but have embittered mod
crate Irish men
Archbishop tlune acknowledged that
he had been shown the greatest kind
liuess from leaders on both sides. and
declared that many upholders of Great
Britain's policy bad felt the premier
vas anxious for a peaceful solution Of
the Irish problem.
Interested persons he added. have
found way. however. to Illustrate
such schemes by working in high
places
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
LONE BANDIT
HELD UP CREW
OF MAIL CAR
A Railway Mail Clerk Was
Shot Three Times When
He Tried to Frustrate the
Robbery-Several Thous-
{ and Dollars Said to Have
Been Stolen.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. 1.-TWO
suspects arrested at Little Falls to-day
after a gun battle with officers were
held in jail in connection with the IN
,estigation of the holdup of mail car
of Northern Pacific train last night
One of the men was slightly wounded
in the head and deputy sheriff sui
fered a minor wound in his hand.
4 lone bandit held up three clerks
on the mail car of train No. 2, east
bound North Coast Limited on the
Northern Pacific railroad, shot and per-
laps fatally wounded one man, and
escaped with registered mail unofficial
lv estimated at several hundred thous-
and dollars last night.
c. +. Strong of Minneapolis, vet
eran in the railway mail service, was
shot three times when he attempted to
Illustrate the robbery by throwing an
iron bar at the bandit. His condition
to-day was said to be critical. The
bandit boarded the train at st. Cloud,
alinn., the last stop before reaching
Minneapolis, 65 miles away. He pre-
scented pass, believed to have been
forged, and entered the mail car. lie
conyersed with Strong and his assist
ants until the train passed through
Baileys, 80 miles from here, when he
pulled a gun,
Harry Christensen WAS ordered to
bind his fellow clerks with wire Strong
resisted and was shot. Christensen
then was forced to open a registered
mail sack and the bandit swept its
contents into grip. As the train
slowed down on the outskirts of Mime
apolis, the robber dropped off and dis
appeared.
Members of the train crew did not
learn of the robbery until the train
pulled into the depot here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

A telegram was received this morn
ing from Rinato Gardini, light heavy
weight champion whestler of the world,
that he would be unable to arrive III
the city to-day for a short visit with
friends as he had previously planned.
Mr.. Gardini wrestles wild Cal" Lewis
in the armory at Montpelier Monday
night and. as his telegram states, he
will be in Barre Monday morning. The
wrestler at one time purpOsed to come
to Barre this morning in order to re
main until Monday with friends in the
city.
A party of Spaulding students EN-
barked on a snowshoc party and shack
party Thursday evening, choosing for
their destination shack on the hill
just above the Jones Bros. granite
plant. Some 20 students Joined the
party, and, duly chaperonedx by two
members of the Spaulding faculty,
they took possession of the shack, en-
joyed light luncheon and spent the
rest of the evening in dancing. They re
turned TO the city at late hour
''Scotty" Mari, former Goddard and
Montpelier allround athlete, was men
toned in to-day's Free Press as the
star performer in the game last eve
ming at Canton. y. V, played between
the University of Vermont and st.
Lawrence university. "Scotty" shot
four baskets from the floor. Those
who had the opportunity to see this
Barre lad in action at the Spaulding
gym earlier in the season will not be
surprised at his showing Of last eve
ming, for "Scotty" surely showed some
real class at that time. The game last
night is the second game played by
the state university on its invasion of
New York and is the second win, Yer
mont getting the decision last night
by the score Of "a to 2l. and trim
ing Clsrkson the night before by the
score of % to IL.
The item in the Burlington Free
Press yesterday morning. stating that
Burlington high school had been
awarded on forefeit the game to he
played with Waterbury last night on
account Of Waterbury's inability to
PLAY due 20 the fact that four Of their
regular players were out Of the line
up, is causing quite a lot Of discussion
and argument among the close fol
lowers Of the interscholastic league.
The fact that Il was printed a few
days ago that Spsulding would not
play Waterbury on last Tuesday eve
ming because Of the same conditions
which caused Waterbury to cancel
with Burlington last night. and also
that Principal Hunt Of Spaulding was
quite willing to wait any time in which
Waterbury would h. able 70 put it,
entire team. or the greater portion of
IL, on the floor seems TO BE- quite the
contrast to the former incident. and.
10 the general trend of opinion of close
followers ~ the sport, certainly the
more commendable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
Found ASLEEP IN BUSHES.
Mary Masterson, Aged 3, Had Been
Out in Cold All Night.

Providence, r. ]. Feb l9.-Mary
Masterson. three -year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Masterson of Har-
risville. town of Burrillville, who dis
appeared Tuesday evening, was found
yesterday afternoon, asleep in clump
of bushes in the woods about a mile
from the road
The girl was with her father at $50
o'clock Thursday evening, returning
from an errand. The father stopped
at the home of his employer, Everett
Il. sherman, owner of a large farm
on the outskirts of Harrisville, direct.
ing the child to continue on her way
home, expecting that he would catch
up with her When Mr.. Mastersou ar
rived home he found that the girl had
not returned and the alarm was imme
diately sent out.
Scores of townspeople formed a
posse and searched the woods all night
but found no trace of the baby. War
den Charles F.. Linscott Of the state
institutions went to Harrisyille with
bloodhounds, and helped in an all
night search
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
INDIANS INSIST ON
KEEPING THEIR HORSES
Although the Equines Are Practically
Useless and Are Spelling
the Grass.

Denver, Col, Feb. l0,-Bronco bus
ters of the northern Rocky mountain
states are about to go out of business,
according to reports from officials OF
wild west and frontier shows. The rea-
son is there aren't any wild horses to
bust. At least not around Wyoming
and this part of the country.
But down in Arizona they have wild
horses to eat. There are 10000 of them
They belong to the San Carlos lndi-
ans, who have a reservation not far
from Globe, but there isn't much
chance of getting the Arizona ponies
for the bronco busters of Wyoming for
the Indians won't give them up.
The day of the wild herds of horses
roaming the plains of Wyoming and
adjacent states has been growing rap
idly shorter with the encroachment of
civilization. More and more ranches are
being fenced in, herds of cattle are re-
duced or confined and, to make the
matter worse for the existence of the
wild steeds, toil drilling camps have
been extended over wide areas of Wy
oming, northwestern Colorado and
Utah.
But down on the San Carlos Indian
reservation there are 10000 wild
steeds, roaming at will over the fields,
destroying mile after mile of grazing
land which might be put into good use
for cattle, and turning green grass of
the prairie into a scrawny covering for
their bones which hardly make even
a decent meal for an Indian.
The cattlemen have tried to buy
them, but the Indians wouldn't listen.
The government, through A. H. Sy-
monds, Indian agent, offered to pur-
chase them at about SO head, invest
the money in cattle and save the meat
from the horsesg giving it back to the
Indians for winter food.
But the Indians would have none of
it. The horses are worthless, even for
hides. They cannot he domesticated and
the meat isn't much of delicacy, but
the Indians insist on their age old
prerogative to have their herds out on
the open prairie even as their fathers
did. The Indians also have about p
600 wild horses which they say they
will keep.
"And when an Indian makes up, his
mind Mr.. Symonds says, you've got
to have patience TO get him to change
it. They are proud Of the horses and
burros for some reason and although
some of their leaders have tried to per
suade them to accept the offers made,
so far they have refused to sell"
Sometimes in the isolated mountain
canons horses are found running loose,
but while these might be termed wild,
they usually belong TO some rancher
who has let them run loose, Wild bur
ros are frequent in various parts of
Arizona and occasionally are found in
Utah. But the old wild horse herds
of the mountain plateau regions have
gone, probably forever.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
MANY ALUMNI LOOKED FOR
At Reunion Day at Goddard Seminary
Feb. %.

The alumni rally to be held at God
dard seminary Tuesday promises. to be
one of the most brilliant affairs yet
planned and from early returns every
indication points to a large gathering
of alumni. A program of merit has been
carefully arranged and from morning
till late in the night there will be some
thing of interest to the visitors.
1t is the earnest wish of Principal
Dawson and the trustees that not only
those who graduated attend this reun-
ion but also any who may have at
tended Goddard and also those who
have an interest in the school and its
welfare. All friends are given hearty
invitation to join in the festivities.
The entire morning will be given over
to the reception and reuniting OF
classes. At l2:l5 banquet will be
served, at which time speeches by
prominent men will also be given A
general meeting will take place at ,
o'clock and the seminary officials are
more than fortunate in being able to
secure A. w. Peirce, Lit. d., principal
of Dean academy and former prin-
cipal of Goddard, to deliver the address
of the day Prin. Peirce has been larg-
ly instrumental in building up and
maintaining the high standing OF Dean
academy and his message should be
worth hearing
A quality program to be shared by
Kathleen LeBaron Luce, Betty Brown
and Dr. and Mrs. Cleaves viii begin
at O'Clock and Immediately after the
alumni ball All roads lead to Goddard
Tuesday, Feb. % and the hand of well
come will be extended to all alumni
and friends
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
William A. Steward of Al
Currier Street Hurt at
Worthen Block
SKULL FRACTURED; :
MAN UNCONSCI/ 9 5
Accident HappeneS Last
Evening at a ssy.tual-
lists Ps

William A. Steward of 4l Currier
street is at the City hospital in criti-
cal condition with a fractured skull
as the result of fall down fight of
stairs in the Worthen block last eve
ming. Up to this afternoon he had not
regained consciousness, and grave fears
we're felt regarding the turn in his
condition.
Mr. Steward was one of the attend
ants at spiritualists' party held in
the hall on the third floor of the
Worthen block last evening and while
moving about in the unlighted entrance
to the room or while pressing against
the door leading to rear flight OF
stairs he was precipitated down the
complete flight of stairs. The door
opens directly onto the stairs, there
being no landing, so that once losing
his balance he had no chance to r.
cover his equilibrium.
Being heavy nan, Mr.. Stewards
fall was the more severe. The noise
caused by his fall and his striking The
landing place separating the two flights
of stairs caused John McRae, q resi-
dent of the second iloor of the build
ing, to investigate. Lee Hall. who was
attending the party on the third floor,
also came to the rescue, after which
DR.. j. A. Wark, few doors distant on
Keith avenue, was summoned Follow
ing the physicians partial examina-
ton, an ambulance was called and the
injured man was taken to the hospital.
The patient remained unconscious all
night and continued so during the early
part OF the day.
MIR. Steward is well known about
Barre. He is a granite cutter EN-
ployed recently at the Grearson & Lane
plant on Burnham's meadow. He has
gained some local reputation as a sing.
er. having been heard in concerts and
in church work.
A particularly sad feature of the oc-
currence is that Mrs. Steward Is Ill
with pneumonia at their home on Cur
rier street. There are five children in
the family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
N. U. BOSTON ALUMNI
To Hold 33d Annual Meeting Feb. q
at Hotel Bellevue.

Boston, Feb. l9.-Col Charles A..
Plumley. go, president Of Norwich
university, Northfeld, VT, will be a
guest of honor Of the Boston Alumni
association at its annual banquet Mon.
day evening, Feb q, at the Hotel Bel
leyue
This will be the SD yearly gather
ing, and other guests will be Col. Frank
Tompkins, L. s A., professor of mill.
tary science in the university; Col.
James ID. Tilford, L, S. A, in charge
of the lst Corps area, r. o. I. C., OF
which Norwich is a unit; Prof. Joseph
II. Sasserno, formerly a professor in
the university; Maj, J. Y. Schneider
OF the X. o. T. c., and Prof. Ethan
Shaw. of the university. Bob Ford,
'92, will bring greetings from the Chi
csgo Alumni association and inciden-
tally talk some shop.
Herbert 4. Cole, 10, president of the
Boston association, will be toast mas
far
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
BETHEL

Harold King is home from st. Mich
ael's college recovering from injuries
received during basketball game
when he was playing on the second
team of the college.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Souhworth and
their daughter. Esther, of Winslow are
visiting at DR. V H. Eddy's and r b.
Southworth's
Town reports for Bethel, Barnard,
Stockbridge. Rochester. Pittsfield, Fan
cock, Ganville and Royalton az being
printed here
A broken crane in the middle she'd
partially paralyzcd granite activity
yesterday and after about two hours
work a compressor failed and the en-
tire force Of cutters was idle the rest
of the day.
A neighborhood party was held
Thursday evening at The home OF
George Reynolds. recognizing his birth
day
Daniel Burns. for many years a resi-
dent Of the Rarre granite district,
moved two large loads Of household
goods TO the quarry boarding house
this week and his family win come
scon. They viii open the boarding
house about Marvh lst.
Mrs. A. n. Spooner i I'D and under
a physicians care.
walter stone i working ~ the
Northrup farm and viii move his fam
nv 20 the farm next week
W. Y Lauiess. formerly = stone cut
Ter here. has come fruu Windsor and
bean scrk yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
COY. H4RTNESS GOING
TO THE INAUGURAL
He Will Be Accompanied by Mrs.
Hartness, Gen. H. T. Johnson
and Sec. Wilcox.

Vermont win be represented at the
inaugural, March 4. of President elect
Harding and Vice President elect Cool
idge by Governor and Mrs. James
Hartness, General H. I. johnson and
Secretary of Civil and Military Az
fairs Julius A. Wilcox. They will
leave here the second of the month,
attend the exercises and arrive home
probably the first 4 the next week.
Very likely the party will be able TO
hear Vice President Coolidge take the
oath of office in the Senate chamber.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-19
MILD CASE OF SMALLPOX
Mrs. Rose Baker of ss South Main
Street Got Disease from Visitor
from Ottawa.

A mild case of smallpox has been
quarantined at 50 South Main street,
the patient being Mrs. Rose Baker,
mother of Mrs. George Taylor, the
woman who, with her little child, died
at Ottawa. Canada, OF pneumonia and
smallpox on Jan. T. The bodies of
Mrs. TAYLOR and child were brought TO
Barre and the funeral was held here
Jan. 90 1t is supposed that one OF
the persons who accompanied the re-
mains of the two to Barre had mild
case of smallpox and gave the disease
to Mrs. Baker. There has been much
smallpox in that part of Canada late
". Mrs Taylor had resided in OF
tswa only two months, having gone
there from Barre.
Mrs. Baker has been i'll at her home,
IS South Main street, for five days
and il was not until to-day that the
eruptions came out thus confirming
the suspicion of DR.. !. II. Woodruff,
the attending physician. DR.. c. II.
Burr, the district health officer, was
called in to-day and confirmed the
diagnosis. Mrs. Baker has been in
her home all the time after being TAX
en- i'll and since the first day has not
been very sick. She has kept few
roomers. two of whom, eX-service
men. were already vaccinated. The
other persons living in the house have,
as il happened, been indoors because
of ailments of other nature so that
il is believed there have been no eX-
posures to the disease Of persons out
side the house.
Every precaution has been taken TO
prevent the spread Of the disease be
yond that house; and strict quarantine
win be maintained. The two eX-serv-
ice men, who are probably immune
from the disease, are not quarantined
in the house.