The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-01-07
! ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections of Yankeeland

| Barre, VT, Savings Bank and Trus
Co.. must serve from four to sever
years in State Prison for embez
element of more than $4,000 of th'
banks funds.
Robinson Allen Breed, 62-year-olC
recluse, living in a cabin on the
outskirts of Wilmington, Mass, Sc
fire to his little shack, shot himsel
in the head and in the side of hi'
body and dropped to the floor t
await death.
Over rs per cent of the employees o.
the Worcester Gas Light. Compan!
have taken stock in a new issue JUS
put out. This is the first time that the
employees have been given an oppor
tunity Of subscribing to the company!
stock, which is to pay per cent.
New England railroads must be kept
in one group for financial reasons, w
J. Cunningham, railroad expert, told
the interstate commerce commission
at resumption of the hearings into the
redivision of freight rates between
carriers east and west of the Hudson
river
Ben Legere's movement for the for
nation of the Lawrence, Mass branch
of the Amalgamated Textile Workers
of America into local of "One Big
Union" was defeated by a very small
margin in the referendum vote at the
general election held by the local
branch of the A. T. w. Of A.
The defeat of the open shop plan Of
the Boston clothing manufacturers
was urged by officials of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America
meeting in the Grand Opera House.
The Boston Clothing Manufacturers
Association recently abrograted all
contracts with the Amalgamated.
Robert NJ. Washburn has filed with
the Massachusetts House an anti
lobby bill providing that no person
who contributes toward the support
of any bill shall be permitted to
give to any campaign fund. A max
imum penalty of one years impris-
onment and fine of $1,000 is pro-
vided.
Govenor-elect Claiming H. Cox of
will have former
Mayor Herman A. Macdonald of
Beverly as his private secretary and
asst slant. This announcement is
made at the State House, together
with the fact that Adjutant- General
Jesse F. Stevens will continue as
head of the military staff of the new
Governor.
81 believe that 1921 will be a big
year for Boston business declared
Mai. p F. O'Keefe of the Pilgrim
Publicity Association, speaking at the
luncheon of that organization. He be-
lieved it will be as good as 1920, If
not better. He said that his forecast
IS based on data related to 81 manu-
lectures, the managers of which are
rs optimistic as he.
Three gunner spirited Peter Alves |
Of New Bedford into a secluded |
street in their automobile. and after |
'obbing him of $50 and throwing him |
% the side of the road, one of the |
bandits fired two shots at him. both |
If which struck the side of his head.
lie was rushed TO st. Luke's Hospital |
n police ambulance and found not |
% be seriously injured.
Wages of common laborers I'M
springfield, Mass, were reduced from
z 1-2 to so cents an hour Jan. 1,
according to announcement by the
springfield Building Trades Associa-
ion. The scale, agreed upon by both
members and nonmembers of the as
ociation, affects about 1000 men en-
'loyed on building projects and rep
esented in the Allied Building
trades Council.
The railroads coal bill for the first
inc months of this year was S97,-
1854 more than during the cor
esponding period last year, said a
tatement issued by the Interstate
'eAhhlSlCt COHullSSlOu. Inc COSI OF
oal was greater in the New Eng
and district than in any other place
D the country, the commission said,
be cost being S7.72 per net ton, as
gainst S5.67 a ton last year
Under the terms of the will of Rob
IT NJ. Judson. filed for probate in
Conn, Yale University
! made residuary legatee OF the es-
ate, which is valued at more than
100000. Mr. Jud son died in New
anaan recently. The will provides
nat in case Yale lis unable to ac-
ept or declines to accept the be-
nest, Columbia University should
e substituted as residuary legatee.
Theodore A. Marquis, is years old,
nd Joseph Leon Berry. both of Leon.
Ister. Mass, are under arrest charged
it'll the murder Of Dosylris Cote a
forester chauffeur. in Boylston. Dec.
!. Marquis is said to have signed a
'nfession saying that Cote was club
ID to death with a lead pipe and his
'dy was thrown into the bushes and
at he was robbed and hts taxicah