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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-09-29
TONIGHT AT 7::30-
 BE THERE!

# No more vital issues face 4 T. Conway and the state of Arkan- T ..- sas than our school problem and :.
 T. the forward education move 4 !. ment, to be presented tonight at 4
 !. the First Methodist church. l I .s- urge every member of the Con- I !. way Commercial Club and every I I. citizen not affiliated with the I T. club to attend. With Conway's I !. undivided support, the problem I .s- will vanish and the schools will I T. receive what they deserve. Half I I. way support will continue to de- T T. prive the children of their .. T. natural right to have the best .:
 ..- education. :.
 T. Has Conway enough loyal cit :.
 T. izens to pack the church? We :!
 ..- think so. P F. Cleaver, :.
 T. President. :,
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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-09-29
LOS ANGELES FEELS
 SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE
(By the Associated Press)

Los Angeles, Sept. 29.-A slight earthquake shock was felt in the southwestern section of the city this morning. The tremor was of short duration and no damage has been re- ported.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-09-29
BRITISH OPEN WAY 10 FINAL
 IRISH FARLEY
(By the Associated Press)

London, Sept. 29.-Premier Lloyd George today dispatched to Eamon De Valera, president of the Sim Fein, what is expected to be the last note of the British government relative to the holding of a joint conference for the purpose of finding the basis for peace in Ireland. (By the Associated Press>
 Gairlouh, Scotland, Sept. 29.-Thc latest communication of Premier Lloyd George to the Sim Fein, dis patched today, contains a fresh invita- tion to a conference in London on October II, with view of ascertain ing how Ireland may best be as- sociated with the community of na- tions known as the British empire" :" with specific reference to the Irish na- tionals
 Lloyd Georges note reiterates prev ious assertions by the government that Britain can not enter such a con- ference on the basis laid down in prior correspondence, since to accept Sim Fein delegates on the terms de- manded by De Valera would be virtual recognition of Ireland's independence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
A GREAT RAILROAD WAR
Has Come Out Into the Open at De-
troit.

Detroit, Mich. Jan. % When city
officials, guarded by 200 uniformed po-
liccmen, effected a forced crossing Jan.
Q, of the Detroit United Railway com
pany's lines with tracks of the muni.
cipal traction system, they brought into
the open a streetcar controversy that
has waged for years The proposal to
construct a municipality owned system
has been enmeshed in lawsuits instituted
by the company almost as soon as ap-
proval of sl5,000,0O0 bond issue was
voted for the city system last April.
Detroit's streetcar controversy began
years ago when the issue involved the
rate of fare. 1t continued as the out
standing issue in practically every mu-
nicipal election until with the authori-
zation Of the voters for a municipal sys-
TEN, it became a fight for control of the
city's streets.
The charter amendment approved
Iast April contemplates construction Of
1000 miles of city-owned car lines, and
TO date about 20 miles of track have
been completed. Despite the half dozen
law suits initiated by the Detroit Unit
ed, Mayor James Couzens. who spon.
sored the municipal ownership plan. as
serts the remainder of the program will
be carried out in 1921.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
BODIES HURLED ABOUT
AS TANK CAR BLEW UP:
SERIOUS FIRE STARTED
PLAN TO CUT EXPENSES
OF FOREIGN SERVICE
Reduction Of IS Per Cent Was Rec
commended to the
House.

Washington, d. c., Jan. PA re-
duction of % per cent in estimates for
the conduct of the nations foreign
service was recommended to-day by an
appropriation sub committee in pre-
senting to the House the diplomatic
and consular bill for the next fiscal
year.
The state departments estimate of
$l2000,000 for this service was about
treble the appropriation for 1916 and
the committee said that as the war
had been ended more than two years
it was inevitable that the fund should
be cut materially below the amounts
available during the years of special
stress.
The bills total Of Ss,543,670, how
ever, is only $s26,SS7 below the amount
set aside for this year and S3,440, l9S
below the estimate
On the ground of emergency the
committee made provision for an en-
bassy in China, instead of legation
In view of the division of the for
mer Austro Hungarian empire, into
two separate nations the bill author
lied an appropriation for legation at
both Vienna and Budapest. Before the
war the United States had an embassy
at Vienna.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
3 for 10 Too High, so Cents Dozen,
Brockton Bargain.

There's a young man in this city
who prides himself on being always
on the job. I'D never be caught asleep. =
he has remarked on divers occasions.
He was going along fairly well until a
few DAYS ago. Before leaving home his
wife asked him to bring home a dozen
good bananas. 50 on his way home
the "uever- be caught -alseep" young
man dropped into 4 store with a friend
and asked the fruit dealer. How much
are those bananas"
sThrcc for To- was the reply
"Too much money. ia have 70 soak
my watch to get enough Ter ! dozen
Looking to the other side II the store
De- saw other banana, anil he inquired
thr price.
Three for 20. but can give vou
dozen for 10 crn.s ii you uiil take
that many Thinking Thar was
getting r. bargain the awake
yeune mau snapped ru- @T1 tak
them. s-riu. ffat Wv ars ullng -.
meet me hrif-rav Nrf tf ai-re that
he hRd been --trnc in Ie cents n
the trzr~ar- ion o. antleE mr tt
was na ur-l ss HnI era- u--e
'eiuv SERVED that He i1r r 81 h-rk
.hrt st tt-e Scr fn- tHe r ot
'r7sn e orly 81 elts Brssst1n En-
icrrF5-e
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
HARDING is RESTING.
Golf and Little Fishing Is Occupying
His Attention.

Rock Ledge, Fla. Jan. PA game Of
golf here aud possibly an hour or two
Of fishing late in the afternoon on the
Indian river grounds 20 the south sup
piled the first real recreation Of Pres.
ident elect Harding's houscboat trip
down the Florida coast
The boat Victoria. on which be is
making his cruise, spent the night at
anchor a few miles north Of Rock Ledge
She was so far ahead 81 her schedule
that il was said the president elect and
his party might remain overnight at
hotel here, but his companions on the
Victoria thought 1t more likely that he
would choose 70 sleep aboard % a. to
permit an early start tomorrow morn.
ing. lie is anxious TO complete the
southwark journey 10 Miami while the
weather is good and expects 10 travel
a more leisurely chcdule on the return
trip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
TWO ACCIDENTAL
DEATHS N RUTLAND
Arthur L. Liberty Electrocuted and Jo-
seph J. Garrin Probably Fell
Off Railroad Bridge.

Rutland. Jan 24.-There were two
accidental deaths in this city over the
week end Arthur L. Liberty of Maple
street, an electrician, employed by the
Vermont Hydro Electric corporation,
was electrocuted Sunday morning,
when he came in contact with 1900
volts at the Glenn station in Mill Viii
lage, and Joseph J. Garrin Of Provi-
dence, R. l., formerly of Rutland, fell
from the railroad bridge over East
creek on Saturday night about 8 o'clock
and was probably instantly killed. His
body was discovered Sunday morn
ing.
Mr., Liberty was born on Aug. H.,
1886, in New Haven and came to Rut-
land about IL years ago. He had worked
for the K. r. L. and p. company for
eight wears. His wife was Miss Ern
estine Ducharme of Rutland. Besides
her, he leaves two daughters, Marie and
Margaret; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
T. Liberty of Rutland; a brother,
Fletcher, of Hampton Roads, Va. and
three sisters, Mrs. Eugene Whittemore
and Mrs. Charles Gouchoe, both Of Rut-
land, and Mrs Maude Duclow of Lin
coin. He belonged to the electricians
union. The funeral will be held Tues
day morning at S:l5 o'clock at the
Church of the Sacred Heart of Mary
and the body will be placed in the
vault at st. Joseph's cemetery.
There was some question as toI
Garrin was hit by train but
this is n6t now thought to be the ease.
There seemed to be no evidence Of foul
play. Very little blood was found
where the man lay but il was figured
that because of his immediate death,
little blood flowed.
Mr. Garrin was born in Canada 45
years ago but came to Rutland as
BOY. He moved TO Providence II years
,go. He is survived by his wife, who
was Miss Catherine Dorsey of West
Rutland; two sons, Earl and Robert, |
md two sisters, Mrs. l.. Ianni and Mrs. |
Robert Metcalf, both Of Rutland lie
vas a member of the Eagles, the NJ. w !
L., the Owls and the Moose The flu !
leral will be held on Wednesday morn
ng at O'Clock at St Peters church !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
iDHITS INABILITY
TO DECIDE CASE
Circuit Court of Appeals Dismissed
Cape Cod Canal Suit Without
Costs.

Boston. Jan. 24-The circuit court
Of appeals to-day tossed mp its Judi
cial hands and admitted il could find
for neither party ordered a case dis
missed without costs. This disposition
upset a verdict of the lower court that
the Boston, Cape Cod and New York
Canal company should pay S32l,740 to
the Seaboard transportation company
for the loss Of its steamer William
Chisholm in the canal in 1916. Cross
libels had been filed. the canal com
pany claiming damages for the oh
struction Of the passage.
The court said that while it was not
prepared to hold the lower courts find
ing in error. vet the record Of the case
suggested the possibility that the
steering gear of the Chisholm was re-
sponsible for the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
DEATH LIST
PLACED AT 25;
INJURED so
Row of Dwellings Occupied
Mostly By Negroes Was
= Set on Fire and a Num-
Der of the Inmates of the
Houses Are Reported AS
Missing.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 24.-Police es-
Inmates placed the dead at 25 and in
jured at 80 as result of the explosion
here to-day of tank car of gasoline
A row of dwellings, most of them oc-
cupied by negroes, was burned. A num-
Der of the inmates are missing.
A flying spark from the chisel of a
workman caulking the ear is supposed
to have caused the explosion, which
occurred at Main street and Mil ave
nue. in the center of densely popu
lated part of the city and short dis
tance from a gas plant endangered by
the fire.
Twenty nearby frame houses were
splintered by the force Of the explo-
sion and set afre while windows with.
in a radius of Is blocks were broken.
Two of three negro workmen caulking
the car were killed while the third es-
capped without injury.
Every ambulance in the city was
rushed to the scene and volunteer res
cue parties were formed to aid the
police in removing the dead and in
jured. The fire was checked before it
spread beyond the dwellings in the
immediate vicinity of the blast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
RoGERS-MERRILL.
Overseas Man from Barre Finds Bride
at Cambridge, Mass.

Leslie Rogers. son of Mr.. and Mrs w.
J. Rogers of Allen street. was united in
marriage to Irene Merrill. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Merrill Of Cam
bridge. Mass, formerly Of Burlington.
the marriage taking place Thursday
noon. Jan. 20 at a Cambridge church,
the single ring service being used.
The bride wore a dark blue travelling
suit and was attended by her niece
Dorothy Merrill. The groom was at
tended by his brother, William Z. Rog-
ers
Mr. and Mrs Rogers left on a wed
ding trip to New York City, but will
BE- AZ home in Cambridge after Feb. -.
Mr.. Rogers is clerk in hardware
store there and Mrs Rogers Is a ste
uographer, having graduated from the
Burlington high school last June. The
groom was in service and in France p
months. He went to Cambridge last
fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
STREET CORNER GANG
KILLED NAN nv FIGHT
James Mccall of Somerville, Mass, Had
a Few Words with "Toughs"
and Got a Fractured
Skull in Knock
down.

Somervilc, Mass, Jan "a A few
words with a street corner gang cost
james Mccall his life. Leaving the
home of a friend in Cambridge last
night with another man he encountered
the gang block or two away. Words
were exchanged and blows followed.
Mccall and his companion continued
their walk but were pursued by the
gang and ovcrtaken near hi, home The
quarrel was renewed, another alterca
tion resulted and Mccall was fellfd,
fracturing his skull as he struck the
sidewalk i. died at a hospital early
to-day.
The Somerville police called on the
Cambridge authorities to assist in the
search for the gangsters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
BROWN CASE FEB. 3.
Postponed Because Defending Attorney
Is Absent.

The case of George A. Brown, former
clerk of the Barre Savings Bank and
Trust company. who was to have been
arraigned in Barre city court Saturday
afternoon for a hearing on embezzle-
ment charge. was continued to Feb. 3,
at the request OF his counsellor, Attor-
nev 6. Hollster Jackson. Mr.. Jackson
made this request since he was called
to attend meeting of the national
committee Of the granite industry and,
as president of the international Mon
umental Granite Producers association,
must be present at the meeting in Bos-
ton. Wednesday. Jan. 20. He left last
night for Boston. having other business
to attend to and expects to be absent
till Thursday or Friday
The prosecution of Brown by the
state will. therefore be made by At
torney f. b Thomas Of Montpelier,
who takes Office Feb. as states at
torney, succeeding f. R. Davis of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
TESTIFIES TO
$4,000 ITEM
Perley Morse, Auditor, Told
About Finding the
Voucher
ALLEGED EXPENSE
BILL OF SCHWAB
Corroborated Testimony of
Col. E. A. Abadie in
That Respect

New York, Jan. 24-Perley Morse
whose accounting firm audited the
books Of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
corporation, to-day appeared before the
Walsh congressional committee and
corroborated testimony of Colonel E.
II, Abadie, former general comptroller,
concerning discovery of voucher for
$260000 alleged to cover personal ex-
penses of Charles NJ Schwab for 0c-
tober, 1918.
Mr. Nose said he told Colonel Aba :
die. under whose direction the audit
was carried out, of the discovery of
the other vouchers. One of these was
for $4,000 paid to aul D. Cravath,
attorney for the Bethlehem company,
and which was charged to overhead, he
said.
While Morse said he had not seen
the voucher, it was reported to him
by one of his men and he mentioned
it to Colonel Abadie after the audit
had been called off by Chairman Payne.
The information given by his account
ant, he declared, was that the voucher
was in the office of the Bethlehem cor.
poration and on its books on Feb. %,
1919.
The voucher, he said. was entered
IN the trial balance which his auditors
made, under the heading of admin.
istration and expense in general Men
tion of the voucher was made to Colo
mel Abadie, Mr. Nose explained, in
connection with other things which in
cluded the voucher of $4,000 10 Mr..
Cravath. This charge, he said, was
for attorneys fees.
Questioned concerning the S260000
voucher, he said the number of it was
600. A memorandum was attached to
the voucher, showing that 100000 was
to be charged to ship construction, he
said
The matter was called 10 the atten
tion of one of the Bethlehem employees
by one of his accountants and the
employe, he said, told las
auditor that the item already had been
lisallowed.
The testimony of Martin J Gillen. |
former assistant to the chairman Of /
The board, that Mr. Nose had agreed |
hat the item was not charged to /
,hip construction was denied by the
witness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
WILBUR B. FREEMAN.
Former Barre Man Died at Waterbury
Saturday.

Wilbur b. Freeman, formerly a resi-
dent at Barre, died in Waterbury Sat.
urday afternoon at o'clock, after a
weeks illness with pneumonia.
Mr. Freeman was born in Barrel
Town Dec. /, 1898 and for several years
lived with his parents on the farm neaIl
Cutler Corner. He was married 10 Dora|
Smith of Waitsfield five years ago. For
the past four wears the deceased had
been employed by the Eldridge Broth.
ers' Lumber company.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
his mother, Mrs, Ella Freeman of Plain.
field, and three sisters, Mrs. Sadie Mas.
on of East Montpelier and Mrs. W. S
Glidden and Mrs. F. f. Davis of Plain.
field, as well as one brother, Dorman l.
Freeman.
The funeral will be held from the
home of his eldest sister, Mrs. Sadie
Mason, in East Montpelier Tuesday at
, O'Clock p. m. The body will be placed
in the vault at Elmwood to await bur.
ial in the family lot in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
MONTPELIER

/ Quite a little Indignation is being eX-
pressed in Montpelier at the trolley
service, especially as to the irregularity
of the service This morning a main
line car waited from 1906 to ll:l5
o'clock with inclement weather prevail
ing. There seemed to be some feeling
that the time would have been los"
between here and Earre anyway. 50
that il would have been better to have
had the cars moving than 20 tie up the
movement of the Seminary hin car as
we'll Those who are criticising most
claim this Is what Is damaging the
patronage Of the trolley system.
The divorce case of Ella VI. Bekille
vs.. William W. Bebillc has been filed
in the county court. This is cross
bill, the other case having been filed
some time ago.
The committee on state institutions
from the legislature LETT this morning
for Brandon to inspect the home for
feeble minded and other state lnstitu
tions
II. j. NJ Jones Of this city and Ar.
thur Young of Barre left this morning
for Syracuse. y " 10 attend con
ference Of dealers in the city.
NJ. G. Morse, Benjamin Gates, J. g.
Brown. CLYDE Cofrin and other state
officials were called to Burlington this
morning in city court case.
Miss Fannie Fletcher Of Cayendish
has been visiting with Miss Evelyn
Lease
This members Of the Vermont free
public library commission are arrang
ing for a summer school Of two weeks
to be conducted az the University Of
Vermont next August, when subjects
with librarian work will be
taught 1t will be in connection with
the annual summer school OF the insti-
tuition.
The Perfection Overgaiter company
OF Burlington has filed with the secre-
tary Of state proposal TO issue pre-
ierred stock Of 500 snares at SlOo a
share and that there has been paid up
$40 shares Of common and 22O shares
" preferred stock at Slo0 a share. The
Commscc Truck company Of New Eng
land. whose home office is IN White
River junction, has a raid-up stock of
S30.U01 according to certificate in the
same office.
A. T. Reynolds passed Sunday in
Burlington. while Fred Badger, also Of
The state engineers office, was in the
same city over the week end.
D. r. Wclch 81 the state engineers
piiice has moved his family here from
Johnson.
Col. z. r. Gibson. who was on
month leave of ab.ence. passed in
Georgia. has resumed bis duties at the
idiutsut generals ofice- lie was de-
ayed another month ID returning bes
auSc Alr-. Gilson IS in the hospital in
hicago. having undergone an opera .
ior from which she j. recuTeratlng
l0wlv
Russell e. Collins g East Montpelier
Ia settled his account ~ executor Of
te estate q Ida A Hatch. late oi that
own
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
FLOATING
DEBT nv AMERICA
Great Britain Has Cut Off SOS, sos, 600
During the Past
Year.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 24.--Great
Britain last wear reduced its floating
debt in the United States by $500
900, the department of commerce was
informed to-day by Consul General
Skinner at London. AT the end Of last
November the British floating debt in
the COUNTRY was $50 ,405, 900, consisting
of three months treasury bills amount
ing to S2s,sl4. 1000, and sterling treas
ury bills of twelve months, amounting
to S2G590,0 600. At the end of Novem.
Der, 1919, the floating debt was $780,
9l4.000
This is exclusive of long time loans
obtained by Great Britain from the
American government and American
bankers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
After Telling Police About
Quarrel Over Wine, Dom
mick Ponti Died
TWO ARRESTS MADE
IN NEW YORK CITY
A Storekeeper Killed One
of Two Men Trying to
Break Into His Shop

NV York, Jan. "A. Dominick Ponti
walked into the Oak street police sta
tion to-day with three bullet wounds in
his back and said he had been shot by
one of three men with whom he quar-
relied over ten barrels of wine. He died
soon afterwards. Two arrests were
made
Paul Laudman, Jamacia storekeep-
er, aroused from sleep by the sound of
breaking glass, saw two men attempt
ing to enter his store He fired three
shots. killing one intruder. The other
escaped
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED.
OF Maurice Keough, Fatally Injured in
Sliding Accident

The funeral Of Maurice keough. who|
died Thursday night at the City hospi-
tai from injuries received in sliding|
accident, was held az ST. Sylvesters
church. Graniteville. Sunday morning.
at o'clock. Rev Fr Lachanee oflicist
ing The church was overiowing With
people and there were many flowers'
contributed. Four selections were suna'
BY Sister Elizabeth, Miss Margaret
Mcdonald and Miss Mary LaSassos
Bending Low in Alteration. "Heaver
Is the Prize. Praise for the Dead" and
Nearer. Ny Cod 10 Thee
Burial was IL the family lot in Sd
Sylvester's cemetery. the bearers being
William B. Ryan. William Ryan, Eu
gene Duquette. Oney Murphy, Harol
and Peter Pclkey. SchoolmatesI
az the convent. to the mum 81
Der of about 100. escorted the body fror
the church 20 the cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
NEWSPAPER CHANGES NAME.
The Portland, Me-, Argus Becomes the
Herald.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 24.-The Daily
Eastern Argus, the oldest daily news
paper in Maine, with to-day's issue
passed out of existence in name,
though not in spirit Tomorrow it
will be succeeded by the ortland Herald,
published in the same plant but by
new company, the Independent yb-
fishing company, Inc, in which those
financially interested in the Argus
have been reinforced by a number Of
merchants and other business men of
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
DISOBEYING ORDER.
CORK YOUTHS SHOT
Troops Were Enforcing the New Cur
few Ordinance Which Sets
Hours at S p. m.
Hours at S p. m.

Cork, Jan. 24-Two boys were
wounded, one of whom later died, when
troops, enforcing the curfew ordinance,
fired at some persons in the vicinity
of Shandon street last evening presum-
ably because they failed to halt when
challenged.
The eurfew, according to the new ar
rangements, begin at p. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-24
FEAR SIX DROWNED,
When Automobile Plunged in Chicago
River.

Chicago, Jan. p A big black auto
mobile, which is believed to have held
six persons when it plunged into the
south branch of the Chicago river Sat
urday night, was sought by police with
hooks to-day. Thomas Han
Ion. watchman for an engineering com
pany nearby, told the police he watched
the automobile travelling at high speed
when it swerved off 22nd street and
plunged into Is feet of water.