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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
RETROACTIVE REPEAL
OF EXCESS PROFITS TAX
Suggested Before the Senate Finance
Committee for Amendment to
House Tax Bill.

Washington, d. c., Sept. = Major
ity members of the Senate finance
committee hoped to complete prellmi-
nary consideration of the House tax
bill and to get under way the actual
drafting of new measure after hear
ing Secretary Mellon tomorrow. 1t is
understood that the treasury secretary
will suggest retroactive repeal OF the
excess profits tax, for which there IS
said to be growing sentiment IN the
committee despite the action OF House
Republicans in voting to postpone the
effective date until Jan. ].
Treasury experts are assisting the
Senate committee in study OF the House
measure and have prepared tables
showing the estimated amounts OF
revenues to be derived from the vari-
Gus sources under the House bills IN
the calendar years 1922 and 1923 as
compared with the amounts that PROB
ably would be realized under the pres
ent law.
For 1929 the return under the House
bill is estimated at $1,000, 100000, as
against So 800 600, 900, under the act OF
1918, while in 1923 the total would be
81. .644 10000, compared with So 3,45O,
900 900. under the existing statute. In
1922 the corporation income and ex
cess profits tax is estimated at $500,
900, 900, as under the present law, but
in 1923 this would be reduced to
$500 00O, 900 through repeal OF the prof
:. T. tux rpfIIrn
would fall off S70,000,000 10 SS30,0oO
900 in 1922 through increased exemp-
tions to heads OF families while in l923
the total would be cut $l50,000,000 TO
81 50 900 900 as result of repeal OF
the higher income sur-taX brackets
Collections of back taxes next year
would be $500 600 900 under these es,
Inmates, and $340,000000 under them
in 1923.
The House bin would cut miscellane-
Gus taxes from Sl,2i0,0000O0 unde'
the present law to $3.50, 100000 in 1922
The changes include;
Repeal of the transportation taxes
| S262, 100000.
Repeal of the insurance premium
taxes Sl9Oo0.O00.
Reduction in the cereal beverages
taxes from $l9,0O0000 to slS,00e,00O
Reduction in the tax on soft drinks
| fruit Juices, syrups, etc, from s3l ,O0O,-
900 to Sl2,O00000.
Reduction in the levy on sporting
goods from S4,000,000 to 81 100000.
Reduction in the tax on candy from
So .G0O, 900 to Sl4,000,000
Reduction al the tax on fur articles
from 50 200 900 to 81 100000.
Repeal Of the tax on toilet soaps
etc, 50, 100000.
Reduction in the tax on luxuries
from $40 900 600 To S5,000,000
Reneal of the leyies on perfumery
cosmetics, proprietary medicines, etc
So 900, coo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
BETHEL

Ralph C. Marsh Of Wakefield, Mass,
ioined his family Monday at James +.
Marsh'c for a two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Reynolds of
Troy. n. Y, are guests OF Rev. W. Ben
jamin Reynolds
The home OF Donate Galanti, partly
destroyed by fire Monday, was insured
for 81 200. The loss is estimated at
5000. The contents, which were saved,
were not insured.
At special town meeting held Sept.
3. r. T. Abbott moved, c. f. Dunham
seconded and the town voted TO exempt
from taxation for period of ten years
from the commencement of business
any manufacturing establishment to
be erected in town for making Of but
ter BY the Bethel Cooperative Cream
ery, Inc. and all machinery, appli-
ances, and buildings necessary in the
business. and all capital and personal
property in the business if the amount
exceeds 81 600.
W, c. Manning, jr, who has been
working at the quarries, has gone home
to birmingham, Mass, to resume his
high school studies.
w. C. Manning has returned from
Framingham. Mass, where he spent
Labor day. William Riddell has re-
turned from Mortified, Owen Sweeney
from Hardwick, Thomas Brew, Patrick
Bvrns. Sidney Weeks, John Webster
and Michael Sears from Websteryille,
Michele Gareone from Barre aud Henry
Mcdonald from Graniteyille.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Macia and two
children of White River Junction were
at the home of Mrs. Ada Powers for
Labor day.
Bascom house guests yesterday in
cluded Carl G. Hamblet of Barton, l..
NJ. Hall of Montpelier. Mr. and Mrs. n.
I w. Lyster, T.. j. Biodgett. Mrs. Clark
and Miss Pearl of Lyndonville.
Miss Theresa Davis of Andoyer, y.
H.. is visiting her sister, Mrs. George
f. Kimball.
Mrs. Karl o. Archer and her infan.
daughter returned home to Hardwick
| Sunday from the sanatorium.
Ralph Twitchel has returned 10 his
work as teacher in Northwestern high
school in Detroit His brother, r. r.
Twiichell Of Bellows Falls, was with
him at r. T. Burnett's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. W. Dinsmore of
Eastport. Me. are visiting at Charles
NJ. Comes. They brought Mr.. and Mrs.
In. II. Dinsmore home from Luhec, Me.
Leon ;. Alexander and Mrs. Evelyn
Blanchard Of Randolph. former Bethel
residents. were married IN Randolph
Sept. 3 by Rev. J. Wesley Miller. They
are spending their honeymoon with
Mrs. Alexander grandparents in LIS
bon. y. II.
Aubrey Mahan. who spent the sum
mer with Friends in Fast Randolph, Il
home to attend school
Mrs. Walter II. Creamer. wife % the
mayor Of LYNN. Mass. died last week
IN that city She formerly lived here
and vas here last summer IN a trip
with her husband.
Among the many fine fcids n corn
in town Hugh C. Wilson has one
worthy Of mention. ID contains seven
/ acres 81 very stoui. thick western corn
/ averaging = or l3 feet iu height. quite
/ free from weeds and ready for the siio
some well-flled ears are nine feet
from The grourd
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Howard lockwood and family of
West steet are spending two weeks in
camp at Mallett's Bay, \. \.
Miss J. p Nourse of Keith avenue
left last night for Boston where she
will spend few days in the interests
of the Adams store.
Mary L. Gonyo. who has been suend :
ing two weeks as the guest of friends
in Windsor, returned last night to her
home on Prospect street.
George c. Stewart. who has been
spending his two weeks vacation tour
ing through Canada, has returned TO
Barre and resumed work for +. l..
smith 4 Co.
James X. Pirie, who has been Wis
iting his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Pirie of South Main street, for two
weeks. returned to his home in Hart
ford, Conn, yesterday.
Mrs. Russell Brown. who has been
passing the last three weeks in Barre
with her mother, Mrs. Clara Page, of
jefferson street, leaves tonight for her
home in Dover. n. II.
The few members of the victorious
Barre hose team at the recent meet in
Remington, who stayed in Rutland
Yesterday for the second day of the big
Rutland fair, returned to Barre this
morning.
William McBain. ir.. young son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William McBain. return
ed TO his home on Aver street yesterday
after having been confined for two
weeks in the Barre City Hospital fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis.
Word was received in Barre last
night by G. A. Paquet Of Merchant
stree, OF the sudden death in Montreal
Of Charles Atwood Monday night. Mr.
Atwood. through a residence Of several
wears in Barre. had made many friends
here who viii be sorry to learn Of his
death.
Report If the death on August of
Mrs. William Thomson. the wife OF
William Thomson of the Thomson
Monument Co. II Toronto, Ontario.
was received recently hy T. L. Smith s
Co. Of this city. Death occurred while
the two we're ~ their summer plaoe on
lake Ontario. Mrs. Thomson was well
known IN Barre through her frequent
visits here with her husband IN past
vears. and her death VIII Pc blow 70
many lo-sl people. Beside her husband.
Mrs. Thomson Is survived by i've
daughters and one son
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
TABOR UNIONS
WEREN'T THE
ONLY ONES
Pershing Declared, Too,
That 1t "Seems to Be
j About Time for Us To
Rise Up and Say That
America Shall Be Ruled
and Governed By Amer
lean Citizens"
-TENNNN.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 7..GeneraI
Pershing and Samuel Gompers had
tilt last night at dinner given as
the eAnclusion of the exercises here
celebrating Lafayette-Marne day Al
least, official Washington, regards II
as a clash over the question OF wheth'
er labor won the war.
Mr.. Gompers had spoken on the ait
er-dinner program and while he made
no claim that labor won the war he
did tell of the record of the American
Federation of Labor during the war anc
declared that previous to the entry
of the United States its sympathy was
with the allies.
General Pershing, however, appar
evenly regarded Mr.. Gompers' remarks
as a claim that labor had won tht
war Some of those who heard hi
remarks quote him as having said sub
stantially:
ne pOuCleo VI inns iNPuDAiN -
not determined by labor unions or by
any other organizations but by the
concensus Of opinion of its patriotic
citizens of whatever affiliations.
81 want to say that every American
is patriot whether he belongs tc
some labor organization or is just al
ordinary citizen, and that it isn't
question of labor unions, 1t isn't Z
question OF any organization, it ISM
question Of whether you belong tC
some association or not.
at is a question of whether we are
lovaI citizens of the United States
I am here to say to you that the mem
bers of the labor unions weren't thu
only ones who won the war. 1t wa'
Sthe citizens who inherited their pa
)triotism from their forefathers wh'
,kame across in the Mayfiower anC
helped determine and decide the indie
bondence of America as well as thos'
who have adopted American institu
tions as their own. 1t seems to b.
about time for rs To rise and sa.
that America shall be ruled and gov
erned by American citizens and not bl
organizations which have their owl
selfish purposes 10 serve.
The incident. however, did not de
velop into debate and ended wit
General Pershing's speech.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
G.. C.. /. A. WAGE PARLEY
TO BE HELD IN BOSTON
Barre Delegates Leave to Participate
Conditions of Employment to Be
Taken Up Also.

George Straiton Of Barre, John a.
Cross OF Northfield and 5. Hollister
Jackson of Barre left last night for
Boston. where to-day they will attend
a meeting of the national COMMITTEES
Of the granite industries as a prelimi-
nary to a meeting tomorrow, at which,
as members Of the special labor com
mittee representing the monumental,
paving and building granite interests,
thev will meet G. c. |. A. committee
tor conference on wages, conditions OF
employment, etc.
The G.. c. |. A. is TO be represented
by committee Of the same size as
that representing the employers. Barre
has two Representatives on the latter
committee. they being John Mckernan
and Joseph RicciarelH.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
IN MONTPELIER NEXT WEEK.
Veterans Bureau Cleanup Squad to
Meet Ex-Service Men.

The Veterans bureau cleanup squad
which started out Aug. - to cover
Vermont TO settle all claims OF cN-
service men against the government
will be in Montpelier Friday and Sat
urday of next week, Sept. 10 and u.
The squad comprises James W. Muir
head. Burlington, chairman; DIR. j. ,
Clancy. rate and medical examiner;
DIR. Morgan P. Hanlon, medical exam
iner; George n Welch, claim contact
examiner. and J. G. Giblin, vocational
examiner. all of Boston. These ofii'
ciaIs will meet all men who have claims
pending or wish TO present their claims
for the first time; investigate carefully
All the circumstances involved and ad-
wise fully what should be done in each
case.
Under the Sweet bill, the disabled
buddy is going TO get square deal
The bill aims to eliminate red tape
bv centralizing the three government
bodies dealing with the soldiers into
one bureau with single head. Il lib
eralizes the provisional compensation
pavments. hospital treatment and in
surance reinstatement II was predict
ed that not over one hundred new
cases would be found in Vermont. out
apparently that number viii be dou'
bied or trebled Thirty to thirty
cases are being handled daily by the
squad.
Ex-service men are urged to bring
their discharge certificates and all pa
pers pertaining to their cases. If a
man Is married or has children, it will
expedite matters if he viii get GER
tilted copies of the marriage and chill
dren's birth record fnom the town
clerk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
PERSHING RESENTED
GOMPERS' ALLUSION ON
LABOR,S PART IN WAR
H4TFIELD-CH4MBERS
NAMES OMITTED
From Court Rollcall at Williamson
w. Va, Because Defendants
Are Dead.

Williamson, W. Va, Sept, Two
names that figured prominently early
this year in one of Mingo county's
most protracted circuit court cases
those of Sid Hatfield and Ed. Chambers
were omitted to-day when the roll OF
defendants was called at the opening
of the second trial of a group of men
from Matewan, charged with compile
itv in the killing of seven private de-
tectives in that town May 10, 1920.
The remaining indictments against
them were mol pressed yesterday be-
cause the men no longer live. they
fell from gunshot wounds little more
than month ago on the Mcdowell
county courthouse steps at Welch. Hat.
field was to stand trial on a charge OF
having fired into the little settlement
of Mohawk several months before.
Hatfield and Chambers were princi
pal defendants, of which there were
originally pa, in the first trial which
lasted from the latter of January un-
til late in March and resulted in ac-
quittal The charge was in connection
with the death of Albert C. Felts, lead
er of slain private detectives.
To-day IA men went on trial on an
Indictment charging completely in the
killing of w. j. Ferguson, one of Felts'
assistants.
Major Tom Davis, Governor Nor
gans personal representative to en-
force the law in Mingo county, has an
nounced that state forces will control
the situation around the courthouse
during the trials. None but court Off
cials, Jurors, witnesses, lawyers and ac-
credited representatives of the press
will be admitted TO the courtroom, he
stated and all persons entering the
courtroom will be made to give con-
elusive evidence that they carry no
weapons of any kind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Babe Sawyer, Arthur LaFrance and
Louise Palmer are attending Barton
fair to-day.
Mrs. L. L. Flint of Summer street
is teaching school in the Seaver district
in Williamstown.
Miss Claribel Morse spent the week
end and holiday at the home of her
parents in Moretown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Howard OF
Claremont, \. H., are in town for a
short stay with relatives.
Mrs. John E. Hoban and daughter,
Mary. returned Saturday after spend
ing month in Claremont, n. II.
Harry w. Kelley has returned to
Hartford, Conn. after making several
davs' visit with friends and relatives
in the city.
Misses Eva and Elsie Ainsley Of
Eastern avenue returned last night
from Montreal, where they have been
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs Wilbur French of Beacon street
has returned from a two weeks vaca-
ton in Massachusetts,, during which
she visited her mother Mrs. Mary
Macintosh and other relatives of Wal
than, Mass.
Miss Evelyn Fox OF East street re-
turned to the city last night, after
passing a week or ten DAYS in Sher-
brooke. While there she attended the
fair
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Greenough Of
Winooski. who have been visiting Mrs.
Greenough's mother, Mrs. Adam Wood
of the Bolster block, for the past few
days, returned to their home yester-
day.
Misses Angeline Coppi. Mary Coppi
Katherine Tosi. Rena Mammolla, Al
fred Coppi. John Realm, Paul Res
tell and Moses Gould passed the week
end and holiday at Groton pond, stay
ing at the camp OF c. J. Pillsbury.
Through the Perry Real Estate
Agency yesterday the property at l3o
Prospect St. owned by Frank LaValley
of Mortified. was sold to Charles and
Jennie NJ. Kimball of this city, who
plan to make their home there.
Miss Margaret Heaney, bookkeepeT
for the Hsrdwick garage, spent the
week end and Labor day with Miss
Irene Mudrett of West Patterson street
Her brother, John Heaney. of Hard
wick. also spent Labor day in Barre
A plot Of land on the easterly side Of
Quarry street has been sold. through
the A. d. Perry Real Estate Agency, "a
Walter A. Smith Of Barre Town. The
land adjoins Mr.. Smiths property. and
he will work it in conjunction with his
other place.
Attendance in Spaulding high school
was considerably increased to-day. the
second day of the school wear. there
being Is new registrations or a total
of 545. There were 2s additions IN
the grades. bring the total OF the
public schools 20 2,l90
Fordvce Ritchie. l4-vear r-old son oi
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Eustaoe Ritchie Of Trow
/ hill. returned home last aight from
Boston. where ON Labor day he par.
ticipated in the events Of the Scottish
Clans. In the juvenile competition oi
( bag pipers. the Young fellow took first
prize while in the competition for men
I that included a large entry. he Won
second prize on the stratspcys and
reel. and third prize on the marches.
/ In this competition he played against
some q the best known pipers. among
whom va W. Findley recogniEed ~
the second champion ef Scotland Mas
, ter Ritchie has been playing only Tor
the past three yearS.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07

intimate circle of friends her loss VIII
be deeply mourned. 49,. -
The deceased never affiliated, by
membership, with any Of the local
churches; but she belonged to the la
dies union of the Uniyersalist church
and retained marked interest IN It's
welfare. She was also member of the
Barre Womans club.
The nearest surviving relatives are
two grand nieces, Mrs. Arthur f.
Campbell of Barre and Mrs. Gertrude
Scofeld of Providence, r. L., Mrs
Campbell's son, Laurence {. Campbell
of Barre and cousin, Mrs. John Jones
also of Barre.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not been completed, but it is expected
that the service will be held at the
house Saturday afternoon, with inter
ment in the Bolster family lot in. Elm
wood cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
STATE HREMENs OFFICERS.
f. B. Gilbert Of Montpelier President
Meet in Montpelier Next.

The State Firemen's association
meeting, held in Bennington, ended
two -day session last night with the
election of officers as follows; Z. b. Gil
bert of Montpelier, president; q. T..
Johnson of 81. Johnsbury, a former
Barre man. first president; II. ).
Drlnshee of Bristol, second vice presi-
dent; C. A. Barber Of Winooski, third
vice president: II. NJ Martin OF Enos'
r.g Falls, fourth vice president; c. ID.
Stockwell OF Burlington, fifth VICE pres
ident; Il. d. Moore of Bennington, sec
retary; l.. c. Grant Of Burlington,
treasurer. These officers were all re-
elected and by that reelection become
members of the iremen's relief fund
commission of Vermont. The executive
committee is headed by the president
ex-officio and includes G. h. Gleddlng
of Barre, Alfred L. Butterfly Of Mont
pelier. c. A. Niles of Burlington, W. g..
Stewart Of Bennington, John Hollersn
OF Winooski.
A dance was held last night which
was largely attended. At $3.50 o'clock
the Bennington FIRE department, con-
sistiug Of three pieces of motor appa
fatue ana Nuirt "a avn td'ANNA Atu'N
gave demonstration. The Prone sys-
tenn Of resuseitation was also demon
strated by the Twin State Gas & Eiec.
tric Co The water fight, in which one
team endeavored 10 drive the other
back, proved to be very spectacular
and interesting and was won by tie
Hoosac Falls team against North
Adams.
At the business meeting the state
fremen's trumpet was awarded 10
Barre. the team Of that city having
won the race for three years. II was
also voted to hold the next convention
in Montpelier, although St. Johnsbury
Also extended an invitation. There
were lO,50O paid admissions to the park
while | 100 firemen and two bands par
tirinated in the parade
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Doris Pollard of Boston has
returned to her home, after passing a
few days at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. Cyril French OF this city.
George Spilane, who has been spend
ing a week in Barre visiting friends,
returned to Burlington last night to
resume work.
Mrs. Charles Cato, who has been
the guest of friends in Westerly, X. l.,
for the past two weeks, returned TO
her home on Berlin street yesterday.
Vincent Cato, DIR. o. +. Barr, Paul
Scampini and Frank 0zella, who went
to Montreal Saturday to spend the
holidays, returned to their homes in
Barre last night.
Miss Faustina Maker arrived in the
city last night from Boston. where
she has been working during the sum
mer in a Boston hospital She will
resume work here in the schools as
school nurse.
Funeral services for Elsie Mcleod,
who passed away at her home in Gran
iteville Tuesday morning, will be held
| from the Graniteville Presbyterian
church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Rev. Archibald officiating. Burial viii
/ be in Wilson cemetery.
The Italian A. C. baseball team,
which motored to Lyndonville Labor
/ day for a double header, returned to
/ Barre last evening, having lost both
| games. the one in the morning by a
score of ? to o and in the afternoon )
to 0. The morning game was one of
| the best seen in Lyndonville this sea
son. both teams playing errorless ball
and the |. A. {. getting three hits to
Lyndonville's four. Batteries of the
morning game were Beaton and Comi
for the l. A. C., Kelly and Sutton for
Lyndonville; batteries in the after
/ noon. Polli. Beaton and Conf for the
/. A. C., Price and Sutton for Lyndon-
vile.
Evidently some high handed thievery
has been going on during the last five
or six days at the Sherbrooke fair. held
/ in Sherbrooke. r. Q. Three Barre fel.
lows have come home deprived Of their
money and Of the great care of look
/ ing out for it. There seemed to be a
regular convention of the nimble-iin-
/ uered crowd. a. thefts amounted any
where from 90 cents to probably three
/ thousand dollars. The man with tic
\ three thousand iron men lost his wnen
someone quietly ran of with his au-
/ tomobile: another man also had the
/ same thrilling experience; and still
another; but these we're not Barre
people. These men, It is understood
l have not recovered their stolen goods
Neither has the Barre man who had
S5la taken out nf his pocket. The
I man who lost 50 cents has recovered
from the effects of the eXcrucistins
\ experience. and also the Barre man
I who lost between twenty and twenty
Eve dollars Both, however. have stated
/ that q Sherbroolze fair once every fys
70 thirty years l. quite sufficient for
I them. unless. ~ oourse. they got =
pass 10 everything exhibited and didn't
need any ~berriesr along 70 help them
cut
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-07
ONLY % SURVIVORS PRESENT
Out of ssI Who Enlisted in srd vers
mont Regiment.

81. ,Iohnsbury sept. The 3rd
Vermont regiment held its Seth annual
reunion in Grand Army hall yesterday
with p out Of the ssl who enlisted 60
wears ago present. J. X. Symes OF Bar
net. 90 years Of age, and Colonel sam
uel +. pingree. 50 wears Of age. were
the oldest present. Captain Horace
French Of West Lebanon. \. H. pre-
sided and was reelected president. n.
G.. Stevens of Stannard was elected
vice president and Lyndon Arnold Of
81 .Iohnsbury. secretary treasurer
Rev. ". A. Cate q St Johnsbury. Cap
faiu French. Colonel Pingree and Cap
tainJ. =. Aiken of West Lebanon pres
i5eni of the Fourth Begimental associ-
ation. cave brief addresses.