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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-07
CHAPTER XVI
The Deserter

Mr. NOrcroSS chased out ana trleO
10 overtake Colllngwood. going as far
as the foot Of the stairs. went, too,
but got only far enough TO meet the
boss coming up again. There was
nothing doing. The station policeman
had seen the crazy rounder jump into
a taxi and go spinning off uptown.
There was another jolt waiting for
us when we got back to the office.
While we were both out, Mr.. Van Britt
had blown In from his room at the
foot Of the hall and we found him
lounging comfortably in the chair that
Collingwood had just vacated.
81 thought maybe you'd turn up
again pretty soon, since you'd left the
doors all open," was the way he started
out. Then: "Slt down, Graham;
want TO talk few lines.H
Mr.. Norcross took his own chair and
twlrled IT TO face the general super
intendent. "Say IT," he commanded
briefly.
Mr.. Van Britt hooked his thumbs
In his armholes.
'Tve just been figuring n bit on the
general outlook: you have n decently
efficient operating outfit here, what
with Perkins and Brant and Conway
handling the three divisions as self
contained units. You don't need a
general superintendent any more than
a monkey needs two tails"
what are you driving att" was
the curt demand.
"Well, suppose we say retrenchment,
for one thing. AS size It up, you
might Just as well be saving my salary.
II would buy a good many new cross
ties in the course of n year."
THAT'S all bunk, and yon know IT,"
snapped the boss. "The organization
as 1t stands hasn't single stick OF
dead wood In II. You know very well
that n railroad the size of the Short
Line can't run without an individual
head Of the operating department"
Mr.. Van Britt laughed little at
that.
''lf you should get some one of these
new efficiency experts out here he
would probably tell you that you could
cut your stan right In two In the
middle"
l could see that the boss was get
ting mighty nearly impatient.
"You are merely turning nandsprngs
around the edges OF the thing you have
come TO say, Upton" he barked out.
"Come 10 the point, can't you? What
have you got up your sleeve?"
Nothing that could make you
understand In a month OF Sundays.
I'm sore on my Job and / want TO
quit"
"Nonsense You don't mean thatT'
"Yes, do, I'm tired of wearing
the brass collar of soulless corpora.
tion. What's the use. anyway? found
bunch OF dividend checks from my
bank at home in the mail to-day, and
what good does the money do ME 7
/ can't spend II out here; can't even
tip the servants at the hotel without
everlastingly demorallzing them. I'm
like the little boy who wanted to 20
out In the garden and eat worms"
The boss was frowning thoughtfully.
you're not giving me show. Up
ton" he protested. Cant you blow
the froth off and let me see what's
in the bottom Of the stein?"
pledge you my word. it's all froth,
| Graham. ] want to climb up on the
| mesa hehind the shOns and take a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-07

Il was all about. But the whole thing
was now so horribly muddled that
little mystery more or less on any
body's part couldn't make much diff
ference: and that was the thought 1
took to bed with me a little later after
we reached our rooms In the railroad
club.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-07
Got a Scare.

what nils the poetess?" "She went
looking for the first robin OF spring
time and saw the first snake"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
WANT GREY AS DELEGATE
From Great Britain to the Disarma
ment Conference.

London. July l2.-Niscount Grey of
Fallodon, who was British secretary of
state for foreign affairs when the
World war began, may. says the Daily
Mail, lead Great Britains delegation to
the disarmament conference TO be held
in Washington as a result Of President
Hsrding's proposal TO the allied ma
tions. The newspaper declares that a
statesman at least Of the type of Wis
count Grey should be chosen, and that
he should act with experts from the
dominions at the conference.
After the preliminary and technical
work of the conference is completed,
the Mail said, Prime Minister Lloyd
George may 60 10 the United States
to attend to the final moulding of the
agreement, 1t appears to be the con
census Of opinion that the conference
will be held during the coming autumn.
or, at the latest, during the early
months Of 1922
Seldom have such scenes been wit
messed in the British House of Com
mons as that enacted there yesterday
when Mr.. Lloyd George told Of Presi-
dent Harding's proposal. and announced
Great Britain's acquiesenee. 1t was APP
parent that Parliament, Downing
street, and the foreign office looked
upon the presidents invitation to the
allied nations TO confer on the limita-
tions of armament as most momentous.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

c. n. Waters. traffic manager of the
Granite Manufacturers association,
was called to Mortified on business
matters to-day.
Prof. F. f. Woodruff Of Bowdoin
college. Brunswick. Ne. and Mrs.
Woodruff are visiting At the home Of
their son, Or. J. II. Woodruff of East
street
Mrs. William r. Walker Of HOOKER
avenue with her daughter. Miss Jessie
Walker. bookkeepeT al the y. ID.
Phelps Co. who yesterday began her
annual vacation of two weeks. left
this morning for New York City 20
spend week and from there they 80
10 various other points in New York
state 10 visit friends and relatives
Mrs r. Biznchi. a nurse At the state
hospital in Waterbury, visited with her
sister. Mrs =. FranEi Of Washington
street. during the past two days and
this morning left for Nashua, y. H.,
where she viii spend the rest of her
two weeks vacation with another sis
ter. Mr.. g CalderaTs Miss Colombo,
another nurse Al the hospital, who ac-
eompsnied her % Rsrre. also left with
her thi. morning for Nashua, intend
ing 10 pas = couple of days there be-
fore going 20 visit relatives IN Quincy,
Nass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
GOVERNMENT PUTS
IN REBUTTAL
Tending to Contradict Evidence Pre-
sented by Sacco-yanzetti
Defense.

Dedham, Mass, July l2.-The de-
fense rested in the trial of Nicola
Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, who
are charged with numbering Fred
eriek A. Parmenter, shoe factory
paymaster, and Andrew Berardelli, his
guard The men were killed at South
Braintree in April, 1920, during
payroll robbery OF $4,000. Rebuttal
testimony was expected TO be com
pleted o-day.
Angelo Ricci foreman of railroad
section gang. was the first rebuttal
witness called by the government. He
said his men were working about l40
feet from the railroad crossing over
which the automobile carrying the
bandits dashed from the scene OF the
shooting. None of his men, he said,
went TO the crossing until the ma
chine was out of sight. Members of
the section crew, appearing as defense
witnesses, had testified that they
were within five or ten feet of the
machine as it crossed the tracks.
None, they said, recognized Sacco or
Vanzetti as having been in the car.
Mrs, Mary Gaines Of Quincy testi-
fed that week after the murder
Mrs. Lola. b. Andrews told her that
she had spoken To man working on
an automobile near and shortly before
the shooting and that he directed her
to a shoe factory entrance. This tes-
timony was introduced, the district at
torney said, to show that the testi
mony of Mrs. Andrews earlier in the
trial was not OF recent eontrivance.
Mrs. Andrews testified that Sacco was
the man she saw. Defense witnesses
testified that some time after the |
Mrs. Andrews had said she |
would not remember the man who |
spoke TO her. Mrs. Julia Campbell, |
sho was with Mrs. Andrews at the |
lime, testified that Mrs, Andrews |
spoke to nobody at the automobile. |
Frank w. Hawley of Brockton, as
witness, testified that he saw Van
.etti on the front seat of an auto
Mobile answering the description of
he bandit car shortly after p. M,
IN April J., two weeks before the
murder. Michael Stewart, chief of
,olice at Bridgewater, testified re-
.arding questions asked Sacco and
ianzetti after their arrest. District
Attorney katzmaW explained that
eference to these dustions had been
mitted earlier in th trial at the re-
uest of the defense but that the de.
ense had introduced the subject sub
Of its own accord.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
MUST CONFTSCATE
ALL FOREIGN LIQUOR
Which Came Into the United States
Without Permit, Says
Ashworth.

Washington, D. c., July l2.-All car
goes of Intoxicating liquors shipped
into this country from foreign coun,
tries without prohibition permit have
been ordered seized and forfeited,
George A. Ashworth, chief of the treas
uiy customs division, announced to-
day.
Orders to all custeAs collectors are
effective July Is, Mr.. Ashworth said,
under the recent opinion of Attorney
General Daugherty sffirming1a previous
ruling by former Attorney General
Palmer that shipment of liquor from
one foreign country into this country
for trans-shipment TO a foreign ma
tion was in violation of the prohibition
law
The laws apply. Mr. Ashworth said,
only to eargoes of liquor aboard for
eign vessels and do not affect the ship
ment on board liners sealed as ship
stores in American ports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
ABOUT 5000 MEN
TO QUIT THE ARMY
During the Month of July, According
to the Present Esti-
mate.

Washington, d. C., July l2.-Esti'
mates from reports of designations
from theenlisted personnel of the army
during the first ten days of July, ac-
eording TO some officers, will mean at
the present rate the number leaving
the service will run as high as 10000
for this month Officers based their es-
Inmates on first reports from corps
area and division commanders, al
though the totals for the ten days have
not been compiled.
The discharges are being granted un-
der Secretary Weeks order, providing
for reduction of the army to 10000
by October first, and giving the men
the privilege of resigning upon appli-
cation without forfeiting the bonus of
travel pay allowances usually paid az
the expiration OF the three-year enlist
ment.
Under the order. the men receive a
bonus Of 500 and travel pay either 10
their homes or places Of enlistment.
The average sum paid for each resig
nation, it was said, is about $3.50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
MRS. CHENEY'S FUNERAL
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon at Her
Late Home.

The funeral of Mrs. Ida Nellie Chen
fey, who passed away Sunday morning.
after a sickness of two months, was
held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at her home on Summer street DIR. F.
l.. Goodspeed, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church, officiated and interment
was made in Hope cemetery.
There were many friends. and rela-
tives present, not few of them com
ing from out of town. The pail bearers
were Frank Small Arthur Tilden,
James Wilson and Will Seager.
The floral tributes included a pillow
engraved with AT Rest" from the
family, carnations from Mrs. Alex.
Crnckshank, Mrs. w. d. Kidder, Mrs.
Joseph Nelson, Mrs. NJ n. Nelson, Mrs.
E. Pirie, Mrs Alice Moore and family,
Mr.. and Mrs B. W. Sartell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Allan Reid, Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Sabin, Mrs NJ. p Hibbard; roses from
Mrs. Julia Richardson, Mrs. Clayton
Mesker, Mrs Mary McCulley and fam
lily, Mrs. Lula Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Fogg, Mr.. and Mrs, Griffith and Mrs.
c. S. Cooney; sweet peas from Mr.. and
Mrs. +. c. Barnes and family, bouquet
of snowballs from DR.. and Mrs. NJ D.
Lamb.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
4 SI0,0O0,0 900 LOAN
Is INVESTIGATED
Money Said TO Have Been Advanced
TO Bank in Grant Park, Ill,
When Gov. Len Small
Was Treasurer.

Springfield. Ill. July l2.-The cir
cumstances surrounding a $4,000. 600
loan alleged to have been made TO a
hank in Grant Park. Illinois. during
Governor Len Smsll's term as state
treasurer from 1915 to 1917, were ev-
pected 10 a., '-lved into TODAY bv the
county grand Jury investigating past
administrations of the treasury.
II was disclosed that 4 memoran-
dun of the loan was found by Treas
urer Edward T. Miller when he took
Office the first Of this year and that
IL vas made available TO Attorney
General Brundage who is wacing a
political war on the governor. The
alleged slO.O00lOOO loan was declared
TO have been secured by notes 81
Armour and company and Swift and
company, packers. and representatives
II these corporations, as well as the
Grant Park hank, we're expected 10
.estify today
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
APPEARANCE
OF PRESIDENT
NOT DEFINITE
But It Was Expected That
the President Would
Read the Message to the
Senate During the Early
Part of the Afternoon
Bonus Only Matter Con-
sidered

Washington, D. c., July l2.-Presi-
dent Harding completed early to-day
preparation OF the special message he
expected to read to the Senate this
afternoon, dealing with soldier bonus
legislation The document was said
at the White House TO be less than
three thousand words in length and
it was sent to the House printer this
morning with the expectation that it
would be ready for delivery about 2
o'clock (eastern time although a
definite hour for Mr.. Harding's ap-
pearance before the Senate remained
to be set later.
This was the second time during the
current session that President Hard
ing planned to deliver in person an
address to the legislative branch The
first occasion was when the executive
read his message to Joint meeting
of the two Houses upon the conven-
ing jof the special session.
Mr., Harding's speech to the Senate
to-day was expected to be confined ex-
clusively TO the soldier bonus bill,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
NEH ENGLAND is
WELL REPRESENTED
At Investigation of Great Lakes-St.
Lawrence Waterways Pro-
Oosal

Niagara, on the lake, July l2.-New
England is well represented in the del.
egation making up the council of state
of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tide
water association, which is examining
the route of the proposed waterway
between the Atlantic and the Great
Lakes.
Governors Lake of Connecticut, San
Soucie of Rhode Island, Hartness of
Vermont; former Governor Milliken of
Maine; railroad officials, and represen-
tatives of manufacturers associations
and chambers of commerce are mem
bers of the party.
Governor Lake, replying yesterday
to an address of welcome by Robert l..
Borton; former dominion premier, said
the New England delegations came to
Canada to learn and he thanked Can.
ada for the opportunity to gain first
hand knowledge of the contemplated
water route.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
Ratio Decreased in Ve1.-
s mont From IA Per Cent
to 1876 Per Cent
772 NEGROES
AND "a INDJ s
Foreign Born Whit I Also
Fell Off in Maine s i'd
New Hamps' 8

Washington, D. c., e l2.-For-
eign born whites COMP ed 2o.6 per
cent of the total population of New
Hampshire in 1920, compared with pa
per cent in 1910, the census bureau an
nounced to-day. The ratio of foreign
born writes also declined during the
decade in Vermont and Maine-from
II per cent to 1915 per cent in Vermont
and from l4.s to IA per cent in Maine.
OF New Hampshire's total popula-
tion in 1920, whites were 442,33l, me-
groes 62l, Indians 2s and Chinese 95.
In Vermont there were whites 35l,.
sl7, negroes 772 and Indians "A. Maine
had 765,695 whites, 1880 negroes, $50
Indians and l6l Chinese.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
PERsHING TAKES TO POLO.
Believes Physical Exercise Necessary
For Office Man.

Washington, d. C., July l2.-Gener-
al Pershing refuses to permit the
work of chief of the army TO oecupy
him entirely and has decided after
two weeks on the new job that time
for play and exercise is essential for
a man occupying a desk and swivel
chair.
He has adopted a policy of mixed
play and work in order to keep him
self physically fit His play begins
early in the dsy. long before the doors
Of the war department are open for
business. and has taken the form re-
Gently of polo playing in practice with
the army team. He may be seen on
the grounds in Potomac Park soon
after sun-up any morning, riding his
ponies as hard and swinging his NAL
let as vigorously as any other of the
players, despite his 81 years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
FOUGHT BEAR WITH KNIFE.
North Carolina Man Had Desperate
Encounter With Female.

Asheville, y. c., July l2.--Prinitiye
days were recalled in the story of a
death grapple with a mother bear re-
lated BY Walter Poster, a csttleman
Of Old Fort, near here, on his return
to-day from a cattle roundup across
the Blue Ridge mountains.
Poster, who is suffering with a badly
mangled arm AZ evidence of his strug-
gle with bruin. said he encountered the
bear suddenly in a dense underbriish
and was forced to rely upon a pocket
knife to SAFE his life when the animal,
inspired to combat by the presence of
her three cubs, closed in upon him. T.
O. Msshbown, who was near Poster,
was unable 20 reach the scene of the
struggle before the bear. getting the
worst of the melee, beat a retreat 10 q
distance OF about POO yards, where it
was later found dead. Two Of the
cubs were shot by Mashbown, who car
ried a shotgun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
LIGHTNING BROKE WINDSHIELD
And Burned Out Fuses of ]. B. Robin
sons Automobile.

1t is a well known fact that light
ming sometimes performs some very
strange antics, yet seldom are they
as freakish as those performed Sun
day afternoon about the Paige tour
ing car of j. b. Robinson of 2412 Elm
street, which, at the time, was stand
ing in the dooryard of the Leon Cum
mings cottage at the fork of the East
Montpeiier and Plainfield roads near
tire schoolhouse. A flash of lightning
zig-zagged in front of Mr.. Robinson as
lie sat with one hand on the steering
wheel. something struck HON IN the
stomach, and then the motor OF his car
stopped.
Looking down at the obstacle that
struck him he founl part of the lower
" i.Gsl1eld in his I1E ard when he oo<
his right hand from its resting place
on the steering wheel The nnddle i.:l-
was closed and blood was flowing from
an apparently slight wound at the back
OF the hand He looked about for a
stick, believing branch of a tree had
struck the glass, for there was only
noise as if a paper had struck against
the glass when the break came.
He did not believe the lightning was
so near at the time but finally con-
cluded that it had struck the wind
shield removed a piece of the thick
glass from the lower half and thrust
It against his hand and body. For
few seconds his sight had been blurred
and he saw only a ball of fire. The
only personal injury was that to his
hand, which apparently was but slight,
though he later learned that the cord
of the middle finger had been com
pletely severed by the heavy glass. :
But at the time he thought nothing
of the incident and prepared to start
his car He then discovered that the
lightning had followed the wires just
under the break in the windshield.
blown out the fuses. followed down the
wires and cracked the carburetor,
which he discovered by the profuse
leakage of gasoline.
The piece of glass knocked from the
lower middle section of the windshield
had been removed as neatly as if cut
with diamond, not even Jagged
piece remaining in the frame. The hole
made by its removal was about -
inches at the top and about 10 inches
1t the bottom. cut in shape. Mr.. |
Robinson had been sitting in the car
nearly an hour and preparatory TO his |
Fifes entrance to the car had started |
he motor.
After putting new fuses in the car
md summoning William Mahoney TO
lrive his car back to the city, he re-
eived the attention of a physician who
ound it necessary TO sew the cords of
he middle finger together. Mr.. Rob
nson conducts blacksmith business
N Summes street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
FRANCE WILL
GLADLY ACCEPT
Invitation to Attend Con-
ference on Limitation
of Armaments
PREMIER BRAND
VOICES FEELING
Reply to President Hard
ing's Note Already Ca
bled to Washington

Paris. July IL (By the Associated
Press The French government VII
accept with pleasure and without re-
serve an invitation to a conference OF
the limitation of armaments. Tins Is
stated in letter sent to the American
embassy here by the government TINS
morning for President Harding.
Premier BRAND later announced pub
| licly in the chamber of deputies that
the government would eagerly accept
such an invitation.
The premier expressed thanks TO
President Harding for "his noble initi-
ative" while the chamber, broke into
cheers.
Sheldon Whitehouse, counsel of the
American embassy, said this afternoon
that the reply of the French govern
ment had been cabled TO Washington
during the morning. There was no IN
dica ation, he added, when the formal in
vitaton would be presented TO France.
The attitude of France was officially
made known through the foreign Office
in note from NJ De Peretti de La
Rocca, director of political affairs, stat
ing that France would be happy to re-
ceive an invitation to a disarmament
conference in Washington. 1t was while
the political directors note was on its
way TO the American embassy that the
chamber of deputies was applauding
the announcement by Premier BRAND
OF the cordial attitude of France TO-
ward the prospective invitation.
The Senate in its turn was aroused
TO unusual enthusiasm in approval Of
President Harding's idea when the an
nouncement regarding the govern
ment's action was made in that body,
1t was said at the foreign office that
Premier BRAND probably would rep
resent France at the proposed confer
ence if circumstances permit it, and
that whoever was sent would 90 with
the idea of cooperating fundamentally
in any scheme for disarmament com
patible with the security of France
France" said Premier BRAND in his
address to the chamber, replies Gag
erly to the suggestion for a confer
ence, from which we may hope will
be final peace of the world
The whole house broke into pro-
longed applause. NJ. BRAND added:
Il am sure | express the sentiment
Of the chamber when thank the head
ot state who has taken this noble iaiti.
alive and who thought at once Of asso-
rating our country with it. 1t is a
homage rendered the Pacific sentiments
France has always shown in the grav-
est circumstances. do not need 20 tell
you that the French government sc-
'epts this invitation eagerly. II sees in
.ho idea the possibility Of accord |
which as regards the Pacific ocean,
,annot be Indifferent to us, because of
,ur great interests there. II sees also |
he occasion to prove once again that
,ur country is attached ardently TO the
.ause of peace"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-12
MRS KABER MORE CHEERFUL.
As Testimony Took Turn Favorable
to Her.

Cleveland, July l2.-The states
contention that Eva Catherine Kaber
attempted to kill her husband. Daniel
+. Kaber, by poisoning was attacked
by the defense to-day as an initial
effort TO discredit the states case.
The first witness called by the de-
fense to-day was Roy A. Daniels, the
undertaken who prepared Mr. Kaber's
body for burial He told Of the ply.
steal condition at the county morgie,
at which all the internal organs were
removed.
He asserted that be used hard
ening compound on the organs, using
two-thirds of a five pound box. He said
he did not know the content Of the
powder.
Mrs. Kaber appeared more cheerful
to-day as testimony more favorable
TO her was being presented. She came
into court without her face covered by
a handkerchief.