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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
Legislature Will Not Re-
convene to Re-enact Laws
Belatedly Signed
ALL LAWS VALID
EXCEPT MINOR ONE
Supreme Court Holds Them
Valid Because Signed
in Five Days

There will not be special session OF
the Vermont legislature in order TO re-
enact laws signed by Governor Hart
ness after the adjournment Of the leg
islature on March 81, because the Yer
mont supreme court to-day decided
that all the laws so signed excepting
S. 30 1.-THE Milton bridge billl are valid.
The Milton bridge bill was signed six
days after the adjournment of the leg
islature.
Therefore the order of the court is
that Secretary of State Harry A. Black
he instructed to promulgate and cause
to be engrossed all the other acts ex
cept s. 80; which, of course, does away
with the necessity Of special session.
S. 30 is not of sufficient consequence
to necessitate enactment. Included
in the other bills in question were ap-
preparation and other important meas
ures in relation to the government.
Justice W. II. Taylor prepared the
opinion OF the court, presenting it at
session OF the court in Montpelier.
Justice Taylor divided the bills in
question into three classes and went
on TO say that the constitution tChap-
., See III is explicit regarding the
procedure 10 the enactment Of a law;
that every bill. before it becomes a
law, must be presented to the Cover
nor, but that there is no limitation of
time. By resolution adopted in 1886 a
Joint rule is still in force providing
that a bill shall remain three days in
the files of the clerk Of the house in
which it originated. A bill can become
q law il not returned by the governor
within FIVE days. But il the legislature
shall adjourn within three days of the
presentation of a bill such bill cannot
become law.
Justice Taylor holds that the legis-
lature is supreme as regards the cres
tion of legislation and that the COVER
nor acts simply as check on legisla
tion. His is check on legislation but
is not conected with legislation.
The court holds that S. 30 was signed
six DAYS after the adjournment of the
legislature and, therefore, is not a val
id law.
The opinion was handed down in the
case of Hartness vs.. Black, a man
damus proceeding. in which Governor
Hartness asked that the secretary OF
state be ordered TO promulgate the
laws as signed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
STUCK LARGER FIGURES
ON DOLLAR BILLS
Unique Counterfeiting Scheme Alleged
to Have Been Conducted By
Negroes.

Washington, d. c., April ia
unique counterfeiting scheme was
brought to light to-day in the arrest
here of six negroes, the oldest 81 years,
and the other boys ranging from II to
IA years, who have been held for the
grand jury after a preliminary exami
nation. They are charged with having
used the corners of $40 and $40 notes
turned into the treasury to be de-
stroyed for raising one dollar bills to
the former denominations. The process
consisted of simple operation of
sticking the corners on the smaller
bills.
Secret service agents say the youths
passed several hundred dollars IN the
spurious notes and they are now on
the trail of the man who they declare
had been furnishing the necessary CON
demned bank note corners after they
were turned in to the treasury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
HOUSES WERE SMASHED,
PEOPLE HURLED ABOUT,
FIRE WORKS PLANTGONE
SEEKING SEPARATION
AFTER .47 YEARS
Attorneys Had Endeavored to Keep
Labelle Case from Be-
ing Heard.

Three witnesses were heard Thurs
day afternoon in Washington county
court in the case of Z. j. Labelle VS..
Mary Labelle. The parties have been
married AZ years and the attorneys
have tried to keep the case from being
heard. On the witness stand testimony
was introduced to show that Mr.. La
belle could not stand the attitude of
his wife. The affair seems to be over
the grandchildren.
In the case of Myrl Jackson, against
George Jackson, divorce was granted
for intolersble severity, the petitioner
to have one minor child and the petit
tionee to furnish good home for the
other two children. In the case of Eva
r. Rathbora VS.. Leon Rathborn, heard
later in the day, a bill was granted
for desertion; and in Ora Hines VS.
Gertrude Hines bill was granted for
adultery. In Arthur Coffrin vs. Ida Cof
frin bill was given for intolerable Sc
verify.
The cases of George Noyce VS.. Olive
Noyce and w B. Wheeler VS. Caroline
Wheeler have gone off the docket.
The divorce case of Eta Bellville
VS.. w w. Belville, and the cross suit,
were dismissed to-day after testimony
had been taken in the suit of w. w,
Bellville vs. Eta Bellville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
ADDITION TO MIDDLEBURY.
Guy ]. Forbush to Become Assistant
Professor of French.

Middlebury, April l5.--MidIleburv
college has just announced the election
of Guy J. Forblish, graduate of Clark
college in the class of 1915, as assistant
professor Of French, to begin work in
September.
Mr.. Forbush was an instructor in
French in the Culver military academy
of Culver, Ind, the first year after
his graduation. leaving at the end of
the year to become instructor in his.
tory and French in the Leominster.
Mass, high school From l9l7-l920
he taught French in Phillips academy
at Andoyer, Mass. He was student
in the -Middlebury French school in the
summer of 1916.
During the past year, Mr.. Forbush
has been engaged in travel in France
and Belgium, and in study at the Sor-
bonne and the Eeole Normale-de Paris
He has also taught at the Ecole due
Chateau de Solsy, of which Professor
Devisme was formerly director. He
will assist Professor Robinson in the
French department and will conduct
the college courses in French at pres
ent given by Professor DeVisme. leav-
ing Professor DeVisme free for his du.
ties in connection with the Maison
Francaiso.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
Building Employers Offer
90 Cents, Reduction of
10 Cents
FEW MEN WORKING
ON OPENING DAY
Union Leaders Say They
Expect the Men to Hold
Firm

Boston. April l5.-The sound of the
hammer and the saw was heard in
some sections of the city to-day for
the first time in weeks, as result of
the Building Trades Employers asso-
citation resumption of work under open
shop conditions. The Jobs begun were
comparatively few, and Secretary John
r. Walsh of the association said a gen
eral resumption was not looked for
until Monday. Meanwhile he said many
applications for work and from EN-.
ployers for workmen were being re-
ceived.
Union leaders, on the other hand,
said they expected the men, of whom
$4,000 have been in idleness for three
months, to hold firm, meeting of
the United Building Trades council
was called for tonight and at that
time Secretary 4. A. johnson said he
expected to have complete report from
the various jobs which have been tied
up since the employers announced a
wage reduction in January. Until these
reports were received and the council
had had an opportunity to study yes
ers' association, he has no statement 10
make. he said.
In the announcement the employers
said a D0-cent hourly rate of wages
would be paid, 10 cents below the for
mer scale and that they would make
no agreements with the nuions at least
for the remainder OF this year. Some
who applied for work to-day expressed
wish for nine hour day at the 90
cent rate, Mr., Walsh said, and the
proposition would be considered by the
association council within the next day
or two.
Reports reaching him to-day indi-
Gated, Mr. Walsh said, that building
trades employees in other sections of
the state where wage controversies
exist would follow the lead of the Bos
ton men in suspending negotiations
with the unions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
MONTPELIER

A shower was given at the home OF
Mrs. Josephine Hill last night in honor
of Miss Alice Moore, whose marriage
to kilmer Martin of Hudson Falls, n
Y, will take place soon. The decora
white. Miss Moore was given several
presents, including large electric
lamp for parlor use. Refreshments
were served.
Highway Commissioner Dix has ap-
pointed most of the patrolmen in the
various highway districts of the state
so that the work is now well under
way.
Dale Donahue, who has been EN-
ployed several years with the state en-
gineer's office, has resigned and will be
employed by Gregoire & Co. of Barre,
commencing his duties in about two
weeks. IL is expected he will be con-
nected with some of the engineering
and office work for the company and
viii very likely be placed at one Of the
jobs in western Vermont. Mr.. Dona-
hue's father did the first work on the
Smugglers' Notch road and the young
man has seen quite a bit of road con
struction experience.
Misses Ellen McDuifee and Mabel
Davis entertained at their rooms in the
kidder home on Court street last eve
ming in honor of Mrs. Stephen Paige
of St Albans, who is visiting in the
city. Five tables of whist participated
in the city. Nve tables Of whist par.
ticipated in the pastime Miss Anna
Holder won high honors and Mrs. II. +.
Bremen the other prize.
The sale Of lot Of land on upper
Elm street from Jennie Putnam to
Lewis Gould has been recorded in the
city clerks Office.
Clerk 7. r. Merrill today received a
supply Of fishing and hunting license
blanks. These are the first which have
come to the Office this wear and psr-
mits has been issued in place of the H.
censes. There is an increase in the
prices over that Of a year ago. due to
the change in legislation
A G. Hooker Of Hardwick was in
the city last evening
&. T. Baldwin went Ia Burlington
this morning 10 attend > meeting Of
he camp Of WOodmen IN that citv.
Mrs Robert Power Of the secretary
II state Office Is 80. Miss Esther /
Hathaway has not vet been able 10 re-
urn 70 the agricultural ofsas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
DIED AT AGE OF %.
Mrs. Permeha ]. Howe Passed Away
After Short Illness.

Mortified. April l5-Mrs Permelia
~. Howe, wife of the late f. w Howe
passed away at her home o. Vine
street. Thursday night. after a very
short illness She was one Of the Oldest
residents of Mortified, having cele-
brated her oath birthday March "a and
had been in her usual health until q
few days ago when she suffered n cold
but was only confined to her bed dur
ing the day Thursday.
The deceased's maiden name was Per-
melia J. Soper. and she was born in
Dorset. coming TO Northheld in 1865
married L. W. Howe, founder of the
granite and marble company now run
by his sou. +. L. Howe, and grandson,
n. NJ. Howe. Mr. Howe died in 1896
and Mrs Howe and her daughter, Miss
Helen Howe, have lived together in the
home place since.
Mrs. Howe il survived by two sons.
Colonel y. L. Howe Of Mortified and
W. c. Howe Of Aver Mass; one
Miss Helen Howe. who has
been her mothers constant compp 9ion
and tenderly cared for her during her
declining years; and two grandchil-
dren. II. NJ. Howe of this town and
Mrs. +. l.. Bean of Proctor; and three
great grandchildren Leona Bean of
Proctor. Mabel and Paul Howe of this
town. Also one brother. William Soper
Of South Royalton.
II is few that live 10 celebrate their
oath birthday and retain their health
In body and mind as did Mrs. Howe.
Her mother passed away on her 9lst
birthday.
In the passing away Of Mrs. Howe.
Mortified has rst a most lovable |
woman. a Kind neighbor and one who |
was always held in the highest esteem |
bv all in the community in which she I
rad SO long lived. Her life Is one that
,ould well be used as an example TO |
he younger generation.
Funeral services will be held Sunday |
afternoon with burial in the family lot /
n ElmwOOd cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
lfTDDLESE4

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Folsom and
son of Waitsheld we're week end visit
ors Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Brigham.
Mrs. Addie Dennison, who has been
spending the winter in Florida, has re
turned home.
Mrs. Maria Hudson. who has been
quite III. j. more comfortable.
Mr. and Mrs Waldo Miles, who have
been at Albert Cranes the past few
months. have gone 10 the home Of Mr..
and Mr. George Miles. where Waldo
viii sssist his father in road work
Mrs. Jennie Jacobs - East Mont
pelicr uas q recent guest of her sister,
Mr.. + h. Miles.
Mrs. Burnham II Marshfeld came on
Thur.dav 10 visit her son. Elbridge
Burnham. and wife.
Mr. and mrs. C. q. Kellogg and Ralph
Grasdheld 81 Winooski we're Sunday
tisisors 81 Mrs. Lillian Daniels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
SPLIT IN BRITISH LABOR
MAYCAUSE THE MINERS
TO GIVE UP STRUGGLE
GRAVE DISORDERS
nv NORTHERN ITALY
Several Lives Have Been Lost and
Great Property Damage
Done.

Rome, April l5.Grave incidents are
reported in northern central Italy,
where the extreme nationalists and the
socialists have clashed in a number of
cities and towns. Several lives have
been lost and great property damage
has been done during these disorders,
which are result of the bitter feel
ing arising from the electoral cam
paign.
Upwards of 100 nationalists from
Leghorn and Pisa marched to the town
of Cecina, 20 miles southeast of Leg
horn, where they sacked communist
prisal for socialist attack upon local
nationalists. Returning to Leghorn, the
party succeeded in wreeking the cham
Der of labor As a protest, the social
list, the socialists proclaimed general
strike, which the printers have joined
and there are no newspapers being
published in the city.
A widely-known communist propa
gandist named Cammeo was shot and
killed by women at Pisa last night, the
women claiming that Cammeo had in
suited them in communist newspa-
per and had refused to print retrac-
tion. In the melee that followed one
woman was dangerously wounded, and
others were injured. The chamber of
labor has half masted its flag and pro-
claimed a general strike.
A detachment of nationalsts from
Arrezo, town about 80 miles south of
Florence, went to the village of San
Sepolcro, l6 miles east, and wrecked
the chamber of labor. The portraits
of Nikolai ~enne and Leon Trotzky
were burned but the nationalists re-
spected the pictures of Mazzini and
Garibaldi, which hung in the chamber.
Pietro Msscagni, the composer and
socialist member of the chamber of
deputies, was forced to sign an under
taking that he would be personally re-
sponsible for any socialist reprisals in
future.
Another affray occurred at Parma,
where socialist club was destroyed,
and at Rovigo, the nationalists are al
eyed TO have killed Luigi Masin, so.
,ialist leader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
ARTHUR L. POOLE.
Montpelier Granite Manufacturer Died
Thursday.

Arthur L. Poole, of the firm of S-eri.
dan & Poole. granite manufacturers in
Montpelier. died about Gals o'clock on
Thursday afternoon after about day's
illness Of an ulcer in the abdominal or
gans which had burst, Il was found
after an operation. He was taken III
Wednesday while. working at his shed.
He apparently felt all right when he
went TO the shed in the morning. but
had TO be carried home during the dsy
and was later taken TO the hospital
Thursday korning an operation oc-
CURED but il did not relieve his con-
dition.
The deceased was born in Gloucester.
Mass. A. years ago. a son OF Mr. and
Mrs Charles W Poole He was mar
ried by Rev Francis A. Poole in Barre
Nov 26. 1902. to Mary =. Kent Max
ham. who survives him. lie also leaves
his parents and a sister He was
member Of the Masonic bodies. ineIud-
ing the Shrine, and = m<mber of the
Knights Of Pythias having held sew
eral Offices in the lodge. He was a man
wen liked IN the community and 81
whom everybody speaks in the highest
terms. The funeral 0ccuTs AZ o'cloCk
sunday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
BETHEL
Increased Operations at Woodbury.
Co.'S Sheds Expected.

W. C. Clifford has a new eight-cyl-
inder Cadillac car of the latest model.
DR.. +. C. Burrell's family are back
in Barnard, after spending the winter
at Mrs. +. +. Clshman's. The doctor
drives back and forth in the Buick
roadster, which he bought late last
fall.
A son was born April IS TO Mr. and
Mrs. Harry w. Mentley.
At the grange meeting Monday eve
ming a speaker viii represent the
grange insurance company. Former
members Of the grange will be wei
come TO hear the discussion.
Austin Annis and Charles Hutchins
are employed at L. L. Bass mill
Anticipating the increased force Of
cutters at the Woodbury. granite sheds
preparations are being made al the
auarries for an increased output and il
is safe to say that the area of opera
tions win be enlarged a good deal with
in month. Additional granite is
about 20 be uncovered and al least one
hosting engine and derrick crew will
be added 10 the five now operating
Unlike the usual opening Of the
trout season. the present opening
seemed likely TO be largely attended
The town clerks office was besiegcd
yesterday by applications for licenses
but all they 60; was = receipt for -
cents. Sl.25 or $50. whichever variety
Of license they applied for The res
son given was that the state officials
did not have time to get the license
blanks printed to comply with tn new
law.
4 carload II Chevrolet automobiles
has arrived for the Auto sales Co
Mr. Alonzo ~ SpooneT was AZ the
village Yesterday. the frs time sincc .
her recent long and severe illness.
Electrical work ~ al kinds done at !
reasonable rates. Willard & Holland
Tel Bethel 2-20-adt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
SEEK BETTER SERVICE
For Barre Passenger Connections With
Montpelier & Wells River Railroad.

Representing the Barre Board of
Trade, Harley F. Cutler, b. w. Hoe'-er
and William Barclay met with com
mittee from the Barre Merchants as
socistion, consisting of Homer G. Ladd,
T.. NJ Lyon and Noble $. Love, TO dis
cuss the matter Of getting main line
passenger train connections with the
Montpelier & Wells railroad between
Barre and Montpelier. Their efforts
were not devoted to getting the suburb
an service between Barre and Mont
pelier but simply to get passenger con-
nections to the main line of the w. r.
r r.
G. ID. Waters, traffic manager of the
Barre Quarters and Manufacturers
association. was invited into the con.
ference and the matter eventually was
left with him and Messrs. Barclay and
w. A. Drew, secretary of the Barre
Board of Trade. to take it up with the
proper authorities. Mr.. Waters imme
diately afterwards sent letter re-
garding the problems to Superintend-
ents r. c. Mayo and II. T.. Folsom of
the Boston & Maine railroad.
The action of this Joint committee
was made after il was learned that
two Of the Central Vermont trains
leaving Barre will be cancelled after
April %, these being connections with
trains II, which leaves now at 5:35 a.
m. for connections north and west. and
Is. which leaves now at 1855 for
points south.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
TO INCREASE HOUSE.
Move Now Under Way to Make Mem
bership Reach 400.

Washington, D G., April l5.-Repre.
sentatives who made an unsuccessful
attempt last session TO increase the
size of the House to 4s3 members have
begun compromise movement TO
boost the membership TO 400. Chair
man Seigel of the census committee
said to-day there was growing senti-
ment in favor of an increase, and pre-
dicted that membership of 400 would
meet with approval A number of rep
resentatives from states that would
lose seats if no increase we're author
lied and who voted for maintaining
the present size of the House now ia.
vor a compromise, he added
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
BIG DERRICK MAST.
Lofty Member at Presbrey Leland Co.'S
Plant Reaches 10 Feet Up.

Towering 10 feet into space. the
mast Of the new derrick recently pur-
chased BY the Presbrey Leland Co was
raised into position shortly after 10
O'Clock yesterday morning before a
roodlv audience Of wondering observ-
ers. The mast itself is 100 feet long
and is placed on cement foundation
10 feet in height u is 26 inches in di-
ameter at the base and has a lifting
capacity of so tons The derrick is so
built that IL could lift 10 tons more
with reasonable safety, but so tons has
been the limit set as assuredly safe.
Under the supervision of George
Rand gang of workmen have been
busy getting the big pole ready TO
throw into position. and yesterday
about half dozen more were added
from the "hill" The mast had been
raised onto a network of underpinning
which reached fully as high as the ce-
mont foundation upon which II was
set. and all supporting guy ropes were
made secure and ready for the final
work Of raising the gigantic stick. A
structure with pulley at
tached had also been erected. so that
when the proper ropes were fitted and
thrown into motion by the effort Of
Giudici Bros & Co.'S derrick the mast
was quickly lifted and firmly estab
lished without incident
As soon as the s5-foot boom is
placed in position. the meadow land
the structure viii be
eventually filled in with granite grout
so that when all is completed the effect |
Of the l0-foot foundation will he prac-
ticslly erased and the full height will
be just the length Of the mast loo feet. |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-15
ARRESTED FOR GIVING
LIQUOR TO POLICEMAN
WHO FEIGNED COLLAPSE
Leo Bush of New York, Who Essayed
the Role of Good Samaritan, Be-
lieving Man to Be Dying,
Now Under Bonds.

New York, April l5.-Leo Busch.
porter. who esssyed the role of good
samaritan" and placed whiskey to the
lips of a plain clothes policeman, who
feigned collapse before the doors of
saloon, was held in $500 bond today
for the grand jury. charged with viola
tion Of the new state prohibitiop laws.
Busch told Magistrate Simpson he
thought the policeman was dying un-
til the latter sprang to his feet and ar
rested him.
The magistrate said he appreciated
Busche good intentions, but that even
good Samaritans" were forbidden by
the new law from having liquor in
their possession on the street.
Police activity in greater New York
since enforcement of the new laws be-
gan has resulted in about $50 arrests
and seizure of thousands Of gallons of
liquor. Fofty-one indictments have
been returned and plans are being
made for summoning two extra grand
juries.