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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
NEW CASE FILED.
Isaac Merkle g. Son VS.. Emmet Coonrod
On Note.

In county court this morning the case
Of Isaac, Merkle & Son VS.. Emmett
Coonrod was filed. The case is for
action on a note in~which the specifi-
cations set forth damages 10 the
amount of $500. Charles Black Of
Burlington and ]. C. Frattini of Mont
pelier are attorneys.
A partial hearing was held in probate
court this morning on the unclaimed
bank deposits in savings banks. apd
trust companies. OF the l3 in this
county set for hearing to-day II were
continued to a future date. A claim,
filed and proved by the Barre Cornet
band for s7.44 was substantiated. The
claim of Lee William French of North
field for sl2.29 was also proved. In.
formation has come to the states at
torney, who appears in these hearings,
that daughter Of Nelson Downing had
lived in Barre. The amount of his de-
posit was s27 %. The following are the
claims continued: J. c. Blood, treas
urer, Montpelier; Nav o. Colby. North
field Chisi Eliza, Barre; John n. Nc
Donald, Barre; Mrs. Chester Mills.
Orange; James Mutch. Barre: Alex NJ.
Smith. Barre; Barron Dwinell. Tsun-
ION, Mass; Willie lawson, Hsrdwick.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
HEAT SPREAD RAILS,
Causing Wreck of Train with One Pas
senger.

Blattleboro, July l4-The spreading
of rails, probably due to expansion in
the excessive heat, caused two pas
senger- coaches on the south bound
train which left South Londonderry for
Brattleboro yesterday on the West riv-
er branch of the Central Vermont rail
road to leave the track and plunge
down six x.foot embankment
Both cars tipped over, but the rear
end of the second car remained on the
roadbed
The only passenger. was F. L. Girls
void of Bridgeport, Conn, travelling
salesman. He was not injured except
for scratches, but was thrown across
the car and his clothing was spoiled.
His travelling case was smashed and
his samples in glass containers de-
stroyed.
In the car with him was brakeman
Louis Massey of Brattleboro. Members
Of the crew cut the door to get into the
car but the two men inside climbed out
through the windows.
The train was in charge of conductor
William Anderson of South London
derry. J. +. Mcnamara of Brsttlebsro
was engineer. None Of the crew was in q.
jured A wrecking crew from here
cleared the track. 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
BOSTON POLICEMAN
SUSPECTED BURGLAR
Wilbur F. Harris, Caught By Detec-
tives in a Loft Building Fired
Revolver.

Boston, July I4-Wilbur T. Harris
a policeman, was taken into custody by
other officers to-day after detectives
reported having discovered him in uni.
form in south end clothing loft. Sew.
eral shots were exchanged before Har-
ris was captured. Police Commissioners
Curtis Immediately ordered him sis
pended from the force, of which he had
been q member for 20 years.
Repeated thefts from the store of
the Trimount Coat Co. had resulted In
detectives being placed on guard, Early
to day man placed a ladder against
the building, opened window with a
knife and entered The watching de-
tectives said they found Harris inside
and that when he was confronted he
opened fire. 1t was returned. No one
was injured.
Officers at the police station said
Harris told them he heard a noise in
the building and went in to investigate.
The detectives said he admitted to
them he had stolen goods at his home.
Officers who went to his home said
they found several suits of clothes,
pieces Of mems suiting, number of
coats and other goods.
Harris, formerly member Of the
police squad. was seriously
injured in a collision with an ice wagon
some years ago Fellow officers said
that for the past two or three years
his health had appeared to be dechn-
Inr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
POLIO CLINIC In BARRE
Was Started at City Hospital at a.
m.-Ends at p. m.

A large number of cases were pre-.
sented at The public poliomyelitis lin
fantile paralysis clinic which was
started at the Barre City hospital this
morning at o'clock and which will
continue through to 5 o'clock this aft i.
ernoon, and it WAS expected that more
would appear this afternoon. Two doc.
tors and nurAe were in charge OF
the clinic, which was one of series
held throughout the state TO deter
mine the results Of after-treatmeut of
polio cases and to make suggestions
as to further treatment
The following had been presented to
the clinic up to noon: Sylvia Jarvis,
lo2 Orange street; Edith Mckenzie,
wehsterville; Violet Johanson, 5 New.
ton street; Lester Diemer, Barre; Ray.
mond Diemer. Barre; Pstrina Pale
ment Graniteville; Reinold Mackay, 81
Maple Grove street; Florence Leonard,
South Barre; Lester Guyer, 8 Cleary
street; Alcide Camires east hill; vii.
lis Ross, South Barre; Melburne Tuck
er, r. F. D. 4; Florence Knutson. Birch
street; Mary Moriarty. Waitsfeld
Isabel Moriarty, waitsfeld. Mrs. Flos.
sic Jameson, IA Maple avenue5 Ferdi
nand Gomez, Tomssi block; George
Watt, 1875 Washington street; Mary
Martin, Woodbury..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
BOY CRUSHED BY WHEELS.
As He Fell Beneath Wagon Load Of
Hay at poultney.

Poultney, July l4AHollis Jones, 4
son Of Mrs. Lillian Jones, widow, of
Beanan street, died last evening at
$3.50 o'clock as the result of being run
over by a load Of hay a short time
before in front of his home. The
child's mother, who was picking ber-
ries in the yard, saw his head crushed
beneath the heavy, iron.rimmed wheel
of the hay wagon.
The little boy, i'll company with his
brothers, Bradley, five, and Norman,
three, and other children, was playing
in front Of his home when the hay
wagon, driven by Leroy Durham, sp-
preached. As the wagon was passing
he ran into the street and snatched
handful of hay from the load, but
lost his balance and fell under one
of the rear wheels.
Three doctors were hurriedly called
TO the scene, and the injured child and
his mother were placed in an ambu
lance which started on what was to
besa record run TO the Rutland hos.
pitsl, but the child died as the am
bulance reached Csstleton.
Mr.. Durham is exonerated Of blame
for the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
SKULL WAS FRACTURED.
William Coolidge of Mount Holly Hit
by Train.

Rutland, July l4.-Willism Coolidge
of Mount Holly was seriously and pos
sibly fatally injured yesterday after
noon shortly before ] o'clock when the
Overland car which he was driving
crashed into the pilot of the engine
drawing the Rutland railroad train No.
l53, known as the mail train from Bos-
ton. The accident happened at the
Holden crossing about half mile south
of the Mount Holly station. near the
end of the state road. The injured man
was brought TO the Rutland hospital
where it was said last night he was in
critical condition, suffering from
fractured skull, a fractured leg and
severely shaken up by the impact with
the train.
The automobile, which was totally
demolished. was rolled considerable
distance along the tracks. Mr.. Cool
idge, as near as could be learned, was
thrown clear of the ear and hurled
through the ah.
Mr. Coolidge. who was alone in the
car. was returning 10 his home from
East WsllingfoTd where he had been
on short business trip. He was alone
in the car and, when he approached
the crossing. ran into the side of the
pilot. This was almost the first view
had of the machine by the engineer.
L. S. johnson of this city, who i'm
medistely threw on the emergency
brakes and brought the train to a stop.
The conductor was Dennis Holland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
SACCO- VA4NZETT7 JURY,
GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS,
STARTS DEBlLERATZON

Parmenter and Berardelli, and not
merely to the fact that the defendants
We're slackers or radicals, the judge ex
plained.
This consciousness of guilt must bt
shown to connect alleged attempts OF
the defendants to draw their weapons
when they were arrested in South
Braintree crime, if the jury finds they
indeed tried to draw such weapons,
Judge Thayer said,
IF person is willing to use a
deadly weapon such as a revolver upor
an arresting officer in order to gain his
liberty, what would naturally be ex-
pected with the gravity of the icrime
of which such person must be con-
sciously guilty?" he asked.
Consciousness of guilt must be con-
sidered in celebrating on the signiti-
canoe of Sacco's and Vanzetti's falsify-
ing to the district attorney and the po-
lice when arrested, he said.
The alibi evidence which passed Sac
co in Boston and Nanzetti in Plymouth
on the day of the mrime must be
weighed carefully, the judge said.
The Italian consul, Marquis A, Fer
rant, and vice consul, Silvio Vitale,
front seats in the bar en-
closure during the judges charge. The
court room was crowded as the judge
began to speak and flowers banked the
bench
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
NAVY OFFICER WILL
BE TRIED MONDAY
Lieut.. William ]. Martin Accused of
Embezzling $4,553.6s and
Deserving.

Boston, July l4-Lieut. William J
Martin, supply officer on the battle
ship Kearsarge during the World war,
is to be tried by general. court martial
at the navy yard next Monday for al
legged embezzlement of S4,533.65 from
the kearsarge and desertion while the
United States was still at war" Martin
has been under arrest since early in
MARCH when he surrendered on the
steamship Pyro at New York. The
complaint charges embezzlement on or
after July /, 1919, II is alleged that
Martin deserted June %, 1920, from
the receiving ship at Philadelphia.
He is the second officer TO be tried
within a week by the same court for
of funds Ensign
George J, Schoonever was charged with
the theft of money belonging to the
Galveston amounting to S4,074.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
JAPAN ACCEPTS
WITH RESERVE
In Favor of Conference to
Discuss Limitation of
Armament
NO REFERENCE TO
!. FAR EAST QUESTION
China Accepted the Invita-
tion Without Reserva-
ton

Washington, d. G., July l4,--Japan's S
acccttance of President Harding's sug-
gestion that conference be held TO
discuss limitation of armaments was
received at the state department to-
day, but made no reference to the
question of a discussion of the far
eastern question. Unqualified accept
snce by the Chinese government also
WAS received.
State department officials would
make no comment on the form Of the
japanese reply which was not made
public in text.
Silence of the Japanese government
as to discussion of far eastern prob
lens was not believed to have inter
posed any serious obstacle 10 the car
rying out of the plan.
The Japanese reply was made
through the American embassy at
Toxic which is understood not to have
supplanted it with any explanation
Unofficial dispatches from Toxic and
from London have created the impress
sion that Japan would be willing to
join in a frank discussion of the far
eastern questions, although other In.
formal dispatches also have indicated
that the Toxic government must move
with caution on account OF the political
failings and schools of thought in ia
pan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT.
Legion Will Keep After It's Present
Program.

Indianapolis, Ind. July 1.-THE
American Legion will fight on for ad-
justed competition without change in
the provisions of its present program
notwithstanding President Harding 5
message TO the Senate urging delayed
action, John G Emery, Legion nation
al commander, said in a statement is.
sued from national headquarters here
late yesterday afternoon.
He said, Il believe that Secretary
Mellon vastly over-estimates the cost
of such provision Precedent disproves
his prediction of financial collapse Of
the adjusted compensation bill prices.
England and her overseas dominions,
France, Italy and Belgium, enacted ma.
tional relief legislation and found mon.
ey thus expended a potent factor in
stabilizing economic conditions gener-
ally through rehabilitation of individ.
uals."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
BRAKEMAN FATALLY HURT.
p. L. Mccrillis Had Head Crushed
While Coupling Cars.

Essex Junction, July H.-F. L. Me-
|Crillis, brakeman on the Central Yer
mont railway, died shortly before noon
yesterday of injuries received when
caught between two cars he was coup
ling.
Mr.. McCrillis was on duty on pas
senger train No. .. due here at $3.50,
running from White River Junction to
Montreal When attempting to un-
couple two cars, his head was crushed
so badly that he died at the Fanny
Allen hospital, where he had been
rushed three hours before.
No one can account for the acci-
dent. The engineer states that after
waiting for the signal to move on, and
not receiving II. he surrhised something
was wrong and left his engine TO in
yestigate, when he discovered the sc-
cident.
DR.. Hunter was summoned and hur-
ried the man TO the hospital. II is un
derstood Mr.. McCrillis is survived by
his etepmother, brother and sister, in
81. Johnsbhry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
ONE GIRL KILLED:
THREE OTHERS HURT
When Train Struck Automobile at
the Summit Crossing in
Sutton.

Sutton, July l4-At what is known
as the Summit crossing near this place
an automobile driven by Reed Dewey,
aged 20 years, of West Burke was
struck by. the north bound train from
Boston and demolished yesterday. With
him were riding Pride, aged 10 years,
Berdie, aged Ia years, and GLADYS Bean.
aged Is years, children of Mr.. and. Mrs.
Chester Bean Of Newark. The four
were taken to the Cleasby hospital in
Orleans. Gladys dying en- route. Re
ports are that young Dewey is in a
critical condition and the other two
suffering from severe bruises and
shock.
The accident occurred at little past
O'Clock, the train being in charge OF
conductor L. j. Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
MORE MINOR ACCIDENTS
Were Reported to Vermont Secretary
of State.

The report of the accident in which
Henry Box automobile and the truck
of c. y. Caustic of Montpelier col
lided the 9th Of the month has reached
the secretary of states department.
as has the report Of the accident in
which the car of u. +. Mclean Of
Cabot hit the llyear-oId child of Z.
W. Page of Plainfield. his head and
one leg being injured in the acident
John Jackson Of Barre has reported
that his car was involved in a minor
acident the lith of the month. Mer-
ton Marvin reports that his car ran
into one driven by a Mr. Doucette the
other day in Dodge bridge, that the
Doucette car had been stopped to al
low some boys 70 get into il and the
Marvin car ran into IT,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
For Naval BalIoonists Who Went Into
Canadian wilds.

Washington. ID. C.. July i4-The ns-
val court Of inquiry on the free bal
loon fight into the Canadian wilds last
December BY Lieut.. Louis A. Kloor, pi-
lot, and Lieutenants Stephen Fsrrel
and Walter Hinton, passengers. called
for no disciplinary sction and held
that differences between Lieutenants
Hinton and Farrel. which came TO
blows, were adjusted in a manly way
The court 6led It's rePort during
Secretary Daniels tenure Of ofioe, but
IL was not scoeVted until Secretary
D~nby spTruved it-snd made r. public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
TWO MEN FRIGHTENED OFF.
Apparently Were Trying to Make En-
trance to Brook Street House.


The restlessness of the youngest
child of Mrs. Louis Drake of SO Brook
street frustrated the attempt of two
men to enter the Drake home Tuesday
night about | o'clock for after Mrs.
Drake attended the child she went to
raise the bedroom window further and
then noticed the two men below trying
to make entrance by the pantry win
dow. Mrs. Drake was alone in the
house except for her four small chill
dren. her husband being employed at
bis trade in the granite industry in
Boston. She screamed for help, yet
even this did not frighten the men and
the fellow removing the screen window
whistled to his companion, who was
keeping guard, TO come TO his assist
ance
1t was not until they heard the ap.
proach of Messrs, James Glass, Edward
Finnie and Straiton, neighbors in the
houses on each side of the Drake home,
that the men abandoned their task of
entering the house. The two. men then
darted off towards the Brook street
sehoolhouse. One of them in his ex-
treme haste TO make getaway tripped
and fell, but regained his feet and
made away in the darkness.
II so happened that Mrs. Drake had
hidden some money, drawn from the
bank that day, in the pantry. The
yould-be robbers might have known
this but whether they did or not
they were unsuccessful in reaching the |
pantry and only for their quick decis-
ior to abandon their task escaped cap
ture from the three men, who had be- |
come much alarmed by the woman's
scream at such an hour of night. Mrs. |
Drake with her children are now stop.
ping with her mother, Mrs. Sweeney,
In Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
WORLDS COTTON CROP
Is Placed at Ie,ses,ooo Bales of 500
Pounds Gross.

Washington, ID. C.. July a. ~ The
world cotton crop for the year l920-2l
is placed at lg,595.O00 bales of SOC
pound gross. or AS pounds not by the
bureau of markets and crop estimates,
department of agriculture. The bureau
of the census.commerce department,
depsrtment,p places the world prod
uction of commercial cotton At
l0,s30.O00 bales of 800 pounds net. ex-
elusive of linters, basing its calcula-
tion on published reports, documents
and correspondence.
The department of sgriculture's fig
ures were made as follows:
United States l3,366.O00 bales: India
2a76.0oo; Egypt l.252.O0O; China L.
100000; Russia 10000; Brazil 10000;
Mexico l6500O; Peru l57 90: and all
other countries four hundred thousand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
HERo'S BODY COMING.
Private Arthur NJ Miller Killed in Bat
tie of Chateau-ThierrY.

The body of private Arthur NJ Mil
her, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller
Of Wehsterviile, Is expected N arrive
az New York Friday. July Is, and will
be brought immediately 10 Webster
vile where funeral services. to be an
nounced later, will BE- held. The young
man seif-inducted into the first Yer
mont and transferred AZ Camp Greene,
Charlotte, y. C., into the 47th infantry.
going overseas with this organization.
He was killed Aug. ,, 1915. while
carrying an important message during
the battle Of Chateau Thierrv. having
volunteered his services ss = runner.
Private Miller was decorated with the
n S. c. posthumoasly
After attending the schools IN Web
sterviIle hs finished his schooling e
Spaulding high school, graduating IN
TIE class of 1914
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
MIGHT DEBATE TARIFF.
House Ran Under High Pressure Yes
teTday.

Washington. D. C., July 1.-THE
House. ran under high pressure yester.
day and at = session last night in its
consideration OF the concluding of gen.
erai debate on the measure today. Ar.
guments for and against the bill were
presented by more than q dozen mem.
bers during the day while others add.
ed TO the volume Of debate AZ last
nights session
Outstanding in the DAYS discussion
was a defense Of the bill bv Repre-
sentative Green Of Iowa, ranking Re
publican on the wavs and means con-
mittee, who contended that il would
not result in reduction Of American
trade, and a criticism Of several of its
provisions by Representative Csrew Of
New York. = Drmocrstic member Of
the committes-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
GEDDES is PLEASED
That Steps Are Being Taken Toward
Disarmament.

RockIand, Me, July l4,--<Eyery
right thinking man is naturally pleased
to learn that some steps are being
taken looking toward disarmament by
the powers" Sir Auckland Geddes, the
British ambassador, said here to-day
when questioned as to President Hard
ing's proposed conference of limitation
of armaments. He said he was unable
to tell whether Premier Lloyd George
would represent Great Britain,
Sir AucklsiSl was on his way from
Washington TO the summer quarters of
the embassy at Dark Harbor, Islesboro.
He plans to spend only the week end,
but will join his family there at inter
walls during the summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
ALL rHE STOCK SAVED.
When the Barns or Arthur Bressette
Fam in Richmond Were Burned

Richmond. July IA fire Of un-
known origin consumed the large hay
barn. horse barn, silos. granary and
cattle stable on the farm Of Arthur
Bressette, near Richmond. Tusedsy
night.
Through the strenuous efforts of the
owner and neighbors al the stock was
saved. A large quantity Of hay, grain
and supplies were consumed. along
with almost the complete stock Of
tools and implements.
Richmond volunteers responded 20
The slArm with ehemicals and. pre-
vented the house from burning II
Wa too late vhen thew arrived 70
save the BAN and contsnts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
BOMB VAS THROWN
nv BELFAST AREA
Store Damaged and a House Set on
Fire--People Wounded by
Shippers.

Belfast, July IA, by the Associated
Press Rioting broke out again in the
Cork street area here this morning. A
bomb was thrown and damaged a
grocery store, which was looted, and
another house was set afre. A number
of people were slightly injured by
snipers. ~
Several windows were broken. The
police managed TO restore order with
out being compelled to use firearms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
Son Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. wheeler

Burlington, July 4Sheldon Har.
ley Wheeler, who was killed at Homo
lulu. was the SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl.
o. Wheeler, his father being for many
years superintendent of the Burlington
city schools. Major Wheeler was grad
uated from the Burlington high school
in the class % 1906 and entered the
University of Vermont in the fall Of
1907, but left college upon his appoint
ment 10 West Point from which insti-
tuition he was graduated. For some
years past he had been in the aviation
branch Of the service and had won
rapid promotion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
Is SPIKES PULLED
AND PLATES REMOVED
Attempt Made to Wreck Train Carry
ing Cargo Valued at Nearly
100000.

Cleveland. July l4.-An attempt e..
wreck an American Railway Express
Co. train Of IL cars, carrying a cargo
valued at nearly slpO0.O00 was made
two miles west of Willoughby. O.. early
to-day, according to officials Of +he
New York Central railroad, after IL
was discovered that more than Is
spikes had been pulled and plates re-
moved from the rails
Railroad detectives report that the
company's. Toulouse near Willoughby
was broken into and tools removed
with which the spikes were pulled. The
train jumped the track after plowiug
along for 200 feet before Il wss
stopped. No cars were overturned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
WEST SENDS FOUR MEN.
To Compete in National Lawn Tennis
Championship.

Boston, July 1.-THE Pacific coast
will send east for the national lawn
tennis championship tournaments in
singles and doubles this summer a
team of four men, according TO ad-
vices received here to-day, Howard
and Robert Kinsey, the western sec
tional champions, win team again on
eastern courts and win play also in
the singles competition. William F.
Johnstone, Pacific singles titlist, and
Wallace Davis will complete the team
From the fact that Griffin, Johnstone's
partner, in the championship doubles
play last year, was not named, II was
assumed that Johnstone and Davis
would team up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-14
GENERAL REDUCTION
In Wages Of Building Trades at Pitts
field, Mass

Pittsheld. Mass. July l4.-Contrae-
tors in the various building trades to-
day voted 20 make a general reduction
in wages TO take effect August lst.
Bricklsyers and plasterers are asked to
accept a reduction of cents an hour;
carpenters and lathers two and one
half cents: painters Is cents. plumbers.
steanftters and metal workers. FIVE
cents an hour.