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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
| WILLIAM MERGER IS
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
Clerk in Barre Office for 20 Years-He
Is Appointed to Succeed Frank
E. Robinson, Resigned.

William Mercer. for the past Oyears
a clerk in the Barre postotfice, has been
appointed assistant postmaster OF the
Office, succeeding Frank T.. Robinson
who recently resigned to accept posi-
ton as travelling representative of a
Barre granite firm. Mr.. Mercer has been
performing the duties OF assistant post.
master since Mr.. Robinson's retire.
ment, leaving the money order depart
ment. where he has been employed for
the past ID years.
The new assistant postmaster is a
faithful, conscientious empluye of the
postoffice department and, of course
thoroughly eonservsant with the rou'
tine duties OF the local situation. The
appointment meets with favor among
the people of the community.
Paul ID. Leayitt. another longtime
employe of the local office as clerk,
has been appointed to succeed Mr.. Mer-
Ger in charge of the money order de-
partment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
CENSOR
BILL IS KILLED
IN THE HOUSE

before, and inasmuch as this IS the
task of every teacher, it is their task
and the task of "the powers that be"
to see to it that course OF training
and practice for teachers, which grows
better each succeeding year, is provided
for.
A mastery of method comes through
good training, constant practice, care
full investigations and experiments,
good guidance and leadership and a
close study of adaptation. y
Care should be taken that all details
are skillfully executed to the best of
the teachers ability, owing to the very
important fact that every teacher Is
working, living, growing and construc-
tive material.
Mr. Dempsey went on to discuss the
advisability of adopting central
teachers training school, in which two
years are given over to the primary
school training and the other two to
secondary school training. He men
toned such system as one that would
always be sending out an improved
corps of teachers, In closing he stated
that hundreds of thousands of dollars
are spent each year by Vermont people
on things that are very much less i'm
portant than the education of the boys
and girls of the several communities,
and that the problem of education lay
in the improving not of one but OF all
branches which have. anything at all
to do with the development of the boy
or girl in the Vermont school.
The conference will be continued az
Spaulding throughout this afternoon
and evening, and tomorrow morning,
when it will be adjourned at the com
pletion of talk by DR. Frank W.
Wright, deputy commissioner of educa-
tjon of Massachusetts,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
Approaches to Mount Joy
+, Square Were Barred and
Machine Gun Posts Were
Established Clio S e
Search for Arms Was In
stituted r Preparations
Were Widespread.

Dublin. Feb. ls.-The most extensive
series of raids carried out in Dublin
began early to-day. One thousand
troops participated, equipped with mo
tor lorries, machine guns and armored
cars.
Districts around Mount Joy square
and the approaches to that section OF
the city were barricaded and machine
Gun post, we're established. A close
search for arms was instituted, and
The extent Of the preparations made
for the raid indicated there was no ex-
pectation on the part of the authori-
ties Of finishing it quickly
The military isolated about two
sauare miles of the city for an eX-
laustive house to house search. Pop
ular rumor attributed the operation to
search for Frank, Feeling who es-
capped recently from the Kilhainham
ial, but it probably was only repe-
tition of similar raid which lasted
thirtv-six hours some weeks ago dur
ing which the Church. street district
was invested in search for arms and
ammunition. Other districts, it Is
thought probable, viii have the same
experience later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
Has Been Incorporated to Run Movie"
Shows in Barre.

The Granite City Amusement com
pany of Barre has filed articles of asso-
citation in the office of the secretary of
state for the purpose of conducting a
moving picture business in Barre. The
capital stock is $4,000 and the papers
are signed by f. 4. Austin, j. f. Ho-
BAN g. w. Gormau and W. H. Ward
Of Barre Their theatre is the remod-
eled Arcade building
The Demeritt -Dickerman company of
East Granville, with a capital stock of
$4,000, has filed articles in the same
Office TO manufacture novelties in that
village. The papers are signed by b. r.
and r. W Demeritt, Kenneth and les
lie Dickerman
The Chester Wood Products company
Of Chester has filed a certificate that
the paid up stock is 5000 The Burke
Jones Salisbury Aero company of Ran
dolph has filed articles of association
in the same Office. The capital stock is
5000 The papers are signed by w. c.
Burke. j. c. Jones and d. +. Sails
bury.
The Burlington Cadillac company has
filed certificate that S2l $50 of its
$4,000 capital stock has been paid up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT.
Despite Failure of His Competition to
Cross Continent in "a Hours.

San Diego, Cal. Feb. ls.-Announce-
ment that William b. Coney of the
9lst aero squadron would attempt a
"a hour flight across the continent de-
spite the mishap to his competitor,
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, who
fell in the Big Bend country in Texas,
was made to-day at North Island.
Lieutenant Coney plans to eat at
Rockwell field here at ) p. m. next
Monday and to have his next dinner at
Jacksonville. Fla, Tuesday evening at
$3.50 O'Clock To achieve this he must
hy 2,070 miles in less than "a con
secutive hours.
FL Paso, Tex. Feb. 49, Lieutenant
Pearson, army aviator who was lost
six days in the barren border lands
along the international boundary, an
nouneed to-day that his contemplated
trans continental flight from Florida
to California on Feb. % had been can
celled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
POSSIBLE MEASURES
TO GEORGE GERM4NY
In Case She Fails to Fulfill the Allied
Terms Was Matter
Discussed.

Paris, Feb ls.-Messures to be TAX
en- in the event that it is necessary to
coerce Germany TO fulfill allied repara
tions and disarmament terms were dis
cussed at yesterdays conference be-
tween Premier BRAND, War Minister
Barthou. Marshals Foch and Petain,
General Weygand and others, says the
Echo de Paris.
The military experts Of France al
ready have planned down to the small
est detail the advance Of French troops
toward secret destination in case Of
such an eventuality, it is declared The
class of 1919 will be kept with the
colors, and the class Of 1918 will be
called up. Arrangements have also
been made to extend the French oecu-
patton area into the Goblenz district
should the Washington administration
decide to recall American forces from
Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
TWO MEALS A DAY
TO REDUCE WEIGHT
Chicago National Ball Players to Be
Put Through Diet by Man
ager Evers.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-Two meals a day
for all except the veteran pitchers viii
h. the rule az the Chicago Cubs train
ing camp in California. il was an
nounccd to-day by Manager johnny
Erefs
Breakfast by 2 O'Clock. three hours'
practice. with perhap- more for the re-
crIits, and the evening meal win BE-
the program. except Tor Alexander.
Vaughn and : few veterans. who win
b. called IN @ carry the brunt 81 the
pitching burden right from the stsft
II the season
Tu8 weeks q such conditioning.
Eters believes. uill prevent TIE squad
from reporting foE the sea-on' :, open
ING gsme in poor shape because u
overweight
Ths fun -lusi wili start rraetics
Nance at Tuarnsn5cnt feld. E'asa-
dtra
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

No less than As changes and addi-
tions were matte in the check list of
Barre CITY last evening when the board
Of civil authority met at the city court
room. OF this number 30 new voters
were added to the list of eligible yot
ers. The board viii meet twice more
before the March election. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, Feb. sS and %.
In conspicuous large letters the word
private" NAV be seen on the ticket
office door at the Central Vermont rail-
way station and it is reported that this
action is due to the recent fire at Es-
sex Junction. Trsinmen caught loaf
ing about the office viii be penalized 10
davs' time under this ruling This
action will stop considerable liberty
that persons in small stations have
taken in regard to the ticket Offices Of
the railway.
One Of the largest attended regular
meetings in the history of the Maeca
bees was held Wednesday evening in
the X. of p hall a class Of four can
didates was initiated and four appli-
cations we're received During the
meeting. a beautiful sunset banner. siv-
en- bv supreme officers for work done
during the year 1920 was presented
Harmon review hy the commander,
Nellie Bianchi. A buffet luncheon was
served with the following ladies acting
a. chairmen. Mrs Mabel Phelps and
Mrs. Mildred Duncan. Afterwards
dancing was enjoyed until late hour.
To meet the requirements of the
host Of patrons % the Cummings &
Lewis soda fountain the proprietors
recently puprchased ncw Pufler foun-
tain. and to-day this equipment was
I,eing installed 1t their drug store on
North Main street The attactiveness
81 Tennessee marble stands ont pre-
dominaufly IN this rev piece II equip
menf. that has al the latest conFeu-
fences im pumps and other facilities
The fountain Is 20 feet long. has two
sets 81 pumps. and apartments for
packing icc cream. It is equipped with
The storage tanks of brine. shich tskcs
TIE place q iee exuert Tor the packing
about ice cream asnfainrrs u - one
~ the most up-to date fountains iu
the city
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
COAST GUARDS TURN
TO As FIREHEN
Probably Saved Lives Of Crew Of Barge
Anchored in Cape Cod Canal
Barge viii Probably Be
Total Loss.

Sandwich. Mass. Feb. ls--The coast
guards Of the Sandwich station turned
fremen to-day and probably saved the
lives OF the crew Of the barge Musconet-
cong. The station lookout discovered
that the barge. az anchor in the Cape
Cod canal. was on fire and Captain
Chris sullivan and his men. boarded her,
awoke the crew. and with them fought
the haAes Three tugs in the canal
we're called 20 pour water on the fire
which was in the forecastle II was be-
lieved the barge would be a total loss.
The Musconeteong was owned by the
Atlantic Coast transportation com
pany Of New York. She was one of a
tow Of three bound light from Boston
TO New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
H4RTNESS REGRETS
LACK OF TRAINING
Feels He Has Lost Something Through
Fact That He Did Not Serve in
the Legislature.

Judge Stanley c. Wilson, in his in
troductory remarks last evening at the
Montpelier house, where the reunion OF
the legislature of 1917 was being held
said that il was the best bunch that
had been together and that it was
unanimous. But il only took Walter
S Fenton and Roger w. Hurlbnrd, the
former member of the House, and the
latter once lieutenant governor, to
demonstrate to the contrary and that
the members of the two bodies do not
agree any better than they did four
years ago, for Mr., Fenton spoke in ia
yor of the primary law while Mr.. HUI
burd seemed to. have just as much
backing when he spoke against it; and
some say he had the best Of the argu-
ment and there were more in the as
sembly that agreed with him that the
primary does not fit.
Mr.. Fenton said it was step back
ward to repal the law, while Mr.. HUI
burd said the old convention system
was the cleaning house, Mr.. Fenton
urged that il was getting back to the
representatives Of the people while Mr..
Hulburd said that the primary law
does not bring out the best men. MIR.
Fcnton urged his friends to tell the
men from their towns to stand by the
present law, while Mr.. Hulburd hoped
that the Legislators were brave enough
10 do away with law which Charles
Green OF Kansas, former Nermonter,
called cancer and which no body of
men would be able to unload once 1t
was attached ~ the laws of the state.
He further said that the best form of
government is the old town meeting
and that next to that the caucus and
then the convention; that it brought
ont the best men and that il was a
thorough system and should be again
in force Mr.. Fenton argued just as
strongly that the primary law was the
best thing for Vermont. That it needed
some tinkering but that il was the
proper thing.
Toastmaster wilson called as the
first speaker Governor Hartness who
was attending his first reunion and ap
parently wishing he had attended more
of them, Judging from his remarks. He
said that he came ia from the outer
world of politics and statesmenship but
that he was now seeing how the state
is ruled by able men like those that ap-
peared before him and that the reunion
OF 1917 had brought out new phase
of his expsxience in connection with
r. 1.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
NO MORE Law
NEEDED TO PUNISH
BALL PLAYERS
According to Opinion of Massachusetts,
Legislative Committee on
Legal Affairs.

Boston, Feb. ls.-No legislation is
necessary to punish baseball player,
umpire or owner who errs deliberately
or conspires to throw a game, in the
opinion of the legislative committee on
legal affairs. After hearing at which
all who appeared were agreed that
there should be legislation to keep
clean and to punish those discovered to
be acting unfairly, the committee de-
cided that such actions could be pun
ished sufficiently through publicity and
other channels available TO those in
charge of baseball.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
HAVE INsIDE<sFoRMArToN
That President-Eleet Harding is To
Recognize Republic.

Chicago, Feb. rs. Representatives OF
NE soviet government Of Russia are
said to be seeking enormous quantities
Of clothing from garment manufaetur.
ers. One manufacturer SAYS he was told
by two men claiming to be soviet rep
resentstives that they had inside infor.
nation that President elect Harding
had decided TO recognize the Russian
government on March Is
Contracts are said 20 have been
signed for 100000 dresses. 10000
skirts and an equal number Of women's
coats Max Sehallman or Solomon. ac-
cording 70 one manufacturer, signed
these contracts a. the representative Of
the government The soviet representa-
tives seemed plentifully supplied with
funds and offered to deposit large
amounts in banks TO insure delivery Of
orders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
HEAD BATTERED
IN WITH AN AXE
Alfred Corson's Body
Found Buried Under Hay
shed at Canaan, Me.
WHOLE TOP OF THE
SKULL CRUSHED
Nelson Eugene Knights Is
Said to Have Confessed
to Murder

Dexter, Me, Feb. Is. "A small, axe
believed to have been used to kill Al
fred Corson in his room here was found
to-day It was discovered in a shed
at the farm of Frank Mckenney, where
Nelson Eugene Knights, alleged con-
fessed murderer, stored part of his
household goods after they were re-
moved from the tenement house in
With Corson was killed and where his
son Nelson Eugene knights, jE, was
employed as a farm hand.
The axe was coated with dried blood
and dark brown hair, The hair was
said to be the same color as that of the
dead man. II was at this farm that
the trunk in which Corson's body was
removed to Canaan was kept several
days before it was taken to Canaan on
Feb. 5.
Canaan, Me-, Feb ls.-Alfred Cor
son, the elderly man whose body was
found buried under hayshed at the
home of Mrs Andrew Welchs four
miles from this village, was killed by
blows on the head from an axe pre-
sumably while he slept in his bedroom
in the eightttenemen house at Dexter.
Examination of the body, which was
found at practically the same mo-
ment that Nelson Eugene knights,
son Of the s0-year old woman with
whom he was staying when arrested,
is alleged to have confessed in Bangor
Jail to Sheriff Fernandez that he killed
I, Fsnpia and hid
his body there, showed that the whole
top of the skull had been crushed in as
If by several blows.
DR. w. S. Stinchfield Of Skowhegan,
the medical examiner who performed
an autopsy here, said some of the
bones OF the skull were pulyerized and
pieces driven into the brain, There
were no other marks of violence on
the body While death may not have
been instantaneous, he said Corson was
knocked unconscious. The body was
placed in q tomb here.
Before rigor mortis had set in the
body weighing about 1870 pounds and
being about five feet six inches long,
was placed in the trunk, found on
Wednesday night in the Welch home
here. aud taken to a farm house sew
eral miles out from Dexter on the Do
yer road, where Knights l6-year-old
son. also held with his father on tech
nical charges of larceny, was employed,
according 70 the authorities.
Two days later it was transported
to this place.
The only garments on the body were
a brown shirt and an undershirt, in
dicating that Corson was dragged from
his bed to the middle Of the room,
where the pools of CONCEALED blood,
the first clue that he was murdered a
month ago, were discovered Monday.
It was wrapped in patchwork quilt
from Corson's bed and horse blan-
kei.
Straw and ehaT were carefully re-
placed and trampled down after the
BODY had been buried in q three-toot
grave Mrs. Welch's only comment
when informed Of the finding Of the
body was that, II her son had com
mitted such a crime, she wanted to see
him punished.
Knights will be taken 10 Dexter and
arraigned on the charge Of murder,
probably tomorrow forenoon. His son,
who bears his fathers Christian name,
is expected to be a material witness
for the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
BOTULINUS POISONING
NOT SLEEPING SICKNESS
Battle Creek, Mich, Doctor Lays His
Cases to Eating Preserved
Spinach.

Battle Creek, Mich, Feb Is. Belief
that many, if not all, the cases recently
diagnosed as sleeping sickness through
out the country may have been botuli-
nus poisoning was expressed to-day by
DR.. J. II. Kellogg of this city.
lie initiated research based on this
theory shortly after three deaths Oe-
CURED in Grand Rapids from botulinus
poisoning which laboratory tests traced
to preserved spinach.
Laboratory tests are now being made
at Ann Arbor with the brain of vic
tim of sleeping sickness.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
APOLOGY TO GERMANY
ON ALIENS INITIATIVE
Commander of U. S. Forces in Germany
Said to Have Received no Orders
from U. S. Government.

Paris, Feb Is. Major General Henry
T. Aliens apology to Germany, regard
ing the attempt by two agents of the
United States department Of justice to
arrest Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, draft
eyader, at Eberbach in January, was
made upon the generals own initiative
and was not ordered by Washington,
says a Coblenz dispatch to the Paris
edition of the Chicago Tribune. The
message quotes an unnamed authority
for this statement. General Allen is
commander of American troops in the
Coblenz occupation area.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
Senate Throws Out the
$10O,O00,OOO Appropriation
Rider in P. 0. Bill
FAILED TO SECURE
TWO-THIRDS VOTE
Which Was Necessary to
Have the Rider Insert
ed in Bill

Washington, d. c. Feb. Is Efforts
to attach as rider to the postotfiee
bill an appropriation of $l0O,0OO,OOO
for road construction failed to-day in
the Senate. A motion to insert the APP
preparation was lost on vote of al to
3s, or nine less than the required two
thirds majority.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
MGANNON FREED
or MURDER CHARGE
Jury of Three Women and Nine Men
Acquitted Judge Who Was Charged
With Staying Of Kagy.

Cleveland. Feb lS Judge William
IT. McGanuon was acquitted of sec
opd degree murder charge iH conneC-
tion with the death Of Harold g. Kagy
lrv jury of three women and nine
men to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
DEATH OF EAST BARRE MAN.
Esidoro Arnaiz Had Been Ill for Two
Weeks

Esidoro Arnaiz, aged 53- died at City
hospital this morning at | o'clock, hav-
ing been taken there for treatment two
weeks ago Death was the result of
sugar diabetes.
Mr.. Arnaiz was born in Spain. He IS
survived by a brother, bernardo, who
resides in Florida For the past two
years the deceased has been granite
cutter in the employ of the Royal
Granite company of East Barre. board
ing with L. Ala Previous to that he
worked in Williamstown and Montpel-
Ter. He was well respected among his
countrymen.
Funeral services will be held from
the undertaking rooms Of ". J. Whit
comb. where the body was taken, Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock Rev. Mr..
Meade of Wcbsterville will officiate.
Burial viii be in Wilson cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
FIREARMS FREELY USED
When Sim Feiners Attacked Shipyard
Works in Belfast.

Belfast. Feb. IS A large body of
Sim Feiners attacked party of ship
ward workers in the dock district Of
this city last night. Serious rioting en-
sued, continuing for an hour, but there
were no casualties, although firearms
were freely used Police and military
armored cars finally dispersed the com
batants,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
FLYING TOWARD NEW YORK.
Son OF President Of Peru Is on the
Wing.

Anr,u- Peru. Feb ~ Juan LeeuA
son q President Legsia = Peru. lift
thi. city at noou to-day % = seaplans fyr
q Acht to New Aork On SATURDAY s.
plans 81 reach Panama. sftcr fso
stops He sill remain there few davs
O. maks prepsratiors far the rest 81
his t0EaEC-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
NATIONAL EXPORT FEDERATION
Formed to Cooperate Against Foreign
Composition

NcW York. Feb Is Organization 81
the National Federation of Export
Manager. iu sliet thr leading Jnited
State iuiu-tries are represented. Wa
aEnouueed here to-day Cooperation
slouE AmrrIeans ~, rating ln world
market against fr-ecu esmpftltlau
aud main franoe u q high -taDdard q
pSsonnl ere IT. tuo Priul iFal aims g
fhs federation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
GREAT RAID BEING MADE
IN DUBLIN BY TROOPS;
RARRICADES ARE BUILT
MYRIADS OF GREEN
BUGS START OFTEN
SIVE ON WHEAT

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. ls.-
Myriads of green bugs of a kind
not yet identified have appeared
in Oklahoma and are advancing
toward the Kansas wheat fields,
according to information re-
eeived to-day by the Kansas
state board of agriculture.
Crops in the infested districts
of Oklahoma are seriously
threatened, according to, mes
sage from Oklahoma City, which
quoted the state entymologist as
announcing the bugs had entered
Oklahoma from Texas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
REVOLUTION STORY SUPPRESSED
Published in Paris NewspaPer-It Pur-
ported to Come from Berlin.

Paris. Feb lS.-A rumoT of rcvoiu-
ton in Berlin published in The first eti-
ton Of the Natin. ceased a sensation
today. The story. however. vas sup
pressed in succeeding edit ions The Be--
iin correspondent e The Havas news
agency. IN his usual daily telephon lc
communication. msde 10 mention oi
disorders in she German capital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
BUSINESS TROUBLES.
East Montpelier Farmer, Addiscl B
Peck, Files in Bankruptcy.

Burlington, Feb. ls.-A petition in
bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the
office Of the clerk Of the United States
district court by Addison b Peck Of
East Montpelier Mr. Peck's oocupa
tion is given as farmer. His total
debts are S2.O5l 20, while his assets are
S2.5s5. with property valued at Sl,oo5,
claimed as exempt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
VERMONT PRESS IN BARRE.
Winter Meeting and Banquet to Be
Held Friday. March II

The annual winter meeting and bar
ouet of the Vermont Press association
will be held at Hotel Barre on Fri.
day. March Il. The program vii be
issued soon. Hon. Frank J. Greene,
Vermont's representative in Congress
from the first district, will he present
to meet his formed associates Of the
press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-18
BOXING BILL KILLED
was Introduced in the Indiana Lower
House

Indnuapoiis. Feb. ls a hl DE-
rnsa Do perm l5-round haXia- uoa-
~ 20 Ialian4 las befn kIici n ths
;5uer s5a-r general ss-s ably. Thr bill
vas sponsored hy tls American Legion