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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
NEW WEEDS SPREADS IN LAWNS
Foreign Plant Becomes Pest When II
is Planted in the Open.

A few years ago lawn pennywort
occurred as greenhouse weed. 1t was
set in the open for use as border
plant, where it became so agres
sive and spread so rapidly that it is
now regarded as troublesome weed
Unless it is eradicated when~it first
appears in new localities it bids fair ia
become one of the worst lawn weed-
in the east, say specialists of the
United States department of agricui-
ture. To familiarize people with this
pest. the department has recently pub
lished department circular los Lawn
Pennywort: A new Weed" which de-
scribes il and discusses methods of its
eradication.
The plant was introduced from
southern Asia, and about 1890 florists
found it useful as border plant and
for fiat bedding purposes. Within a
short time after the plants were set
in the open it was found that they
grew rapidly in lawns, where they be-
came Objectionable. The species is
particularly undesirable on golf greens,
where the seed is readily spread when
they adhere to the shoes of the play
ers.
The weed not only damages the turf,
but is also obnoxious because it some
times becomes infested with a fungus
which causes the diseased areas TO
become Shiny and disagreeable. So re-
cent is the introduction of the weed
into the United States that it has no
generally accepted common name, but
because it is closely related to and
resembles species Of water pennywort,
specialists Of the department have
given it the name Of lawn pennywort,
which seems appropriate
Lawn pennywort is q creeping peren-
mia which grows in dense patches. Tho
slender stems not only creep along the
surface Of the soil, but also grow a
short distance below the soil surface.
The mass of closely interviewer stems
enables the plant to live over winter
The plant starts from seeds, which
are numerous, and also from the un-
derground stems II is not widely dis
tributed as vet, the specialists say. but
its range seems to be increasing rap
idly.
When the weed first appears the
patches should be dug out with spade
and the plants burned or otherwise de.
stroyed, saws the circular II the re-
moved plants are simply east aside
they are likely TO mature seed in a
short time. and these seeds NAV cause
a new nfestation of the weed Ex-
periments TO eradicate this weed by
spraying with solutions Of common
salt, arsenic, iron sulphate, and gas
oline, have proven unsuccessful. These
sprays kill the leaves. but the creep
ing stems are only slightly harmed and
soon send out a new crop Of leaves.
So closely does the plant trail to
the ground that its leaves are not
harmed when the grass is being cut
with lawn mower Owners Of lawns.
particularly IN the regions in which
the weed is known to occur. should
be on the lookout for the plant and
should not allow il To obtain foot
hold. the specialists say. for preven-
tive measures are far more effective
than control measures
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
on EVE OF TRIP
GODDARD TAXES GAME
Seminary Ball Nine Defeated ST. Mi.
ohaefs College at winooski by
Sore Of 10 TO S.

Goddard seminary's varsity nine left
decided imprint on St Michaers col
lege scoreboolo Saturday. when il de.
feated the college team 10 to . at Wi
noosh park The seminary team gave
Polli its twirler. fine support. making
but two errors during the contest and
though tho sterling pitcher walked u
men the collegian-' score remained low.
The DAY was an exceedingly windy
one and probably accounts for the vast
number of free passes given by pitch
crs If both teams. a. clark and Hale,
pitchers for st. MichaeTs. allowed 4 I
bases on balls.
In the opening inning Wall connected
with Ciark's delivery for a home ran,
thus scoring besides himself toe two
men on bases. IN the fifth inning they
continued 70 hammer his delivery and
scored three runs before he was re-
placed bv Halp. Goddard touched the
tsro pitcher, for % hits. while Poll al-
lowed hut six one of these being q
home run hy Eddie sullivan. q Granite
vile lad. who placed left field for God
dard last year and who : playing in
the same position for St Miehaels
the season. 81 Eichael's slavers
made three errors during the game
TIE score by iruing was as follows;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
MISS BUTTERH ORTIZ
DROWNED HERSELF
Autopsy Reveals No Evidence Of Foul
PLAY in Case of Proctor Wom-
an--Body Found in
Quarry Hole.

Proctor. MAY 9.--That Miss Marion
Butterworth, social secretary to Miss
Emily d. Proctor, came to her death
by drowning was revealed by an au-
topsy which WAS performed Saturday
evening soon after the finding OF the
BODY in the deep water of the aban-
doned Flint quarry two miles south OF
Proctor. There were no marks upon
her body indicating foul play. and the
theory of suicide is entertained by the
authorities.
A watch carried by Miss Butter
worth had stopped at 1922, a time
which would indicate that she had
walked directly to the quarry hole
after she had been seen and spoken to
by several acquaintances on the streets
of Proctor last Tuesday evening, at
about 0 O'Clock. First trace of the body
was found with the discovery of a
sport hat which she had worn on Tues
day evening. The hat was floating on
the pond and sank while searchers were
trying to rescue it, After much Crap
pling, the body, fully clothed, was
brought up from the murky depths of
the pool.
None of the young lady's aequaint-
ances can recall any indications why
Miss Butterworth may have wished to
take her life, although some OF them
declare that she spoke recently of hav-
ing severe headaches. Ii was also
Known that she had been having trou-
ble with her eyes
States Attorney Novak announced.
following the autopsy, that no evidence
Of a violent struggle had been dis
closed, that there are no marks which
would indicate that the young woman
had been attacked in any manner and
that there were no physical conditions
which might offer suggestion of a pos
sible motive for suicide.
Miss ButterwOrth, while enjoying
the acquaintance of wide circle in
Proctor, had been very reticent about
herself since coming to Proctor two
years ago. She was q woman of refine
ment, a graduate of Boston university
and Simmons college and was held in
high esteem here.
The body was taken yesterday to
Beverly, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
MILLIONAIRE
C.. X. CROSBY, BRAT
TLEBORO, SUICIDE
Extensive Grain Dealer Had Been
Caught By Falling Market-He
Was One of Towns Most
Prominent Men.

Brattleboro, May 9.-Finaneial re-
verses in the grain business are held to
have been responsible for the suicide OF
Charles r. Crosby, head of the firm OF
+. Crosby & CO.. one of the largest
grain firms in New England, vice e-presi-
dent of the Peoples National bank and
supposed millionaire. Mr.. Crosby shot
himself in the head while at his Office
Saturday afternoon and died that eve
ming.
Mr.. Crosby had placed heavy wheat
orders in the west for future delivery
and had been having trouble TO meet
the obligations as they came along. His
financial difficulties had been known TO
his intimates for some time, causing
them to watch him more or less closely
although none suspected that he would
attempt to end his life. A week ago he
purchased revolver, saying that he
wanted to give the weapon to his
daughter so that she could defend her
self against attack. He did not give
the weapon to his daughter but car
ried il to his office.
Saturday afternoon he sent his ste
nographer out Of the room and almost
Immediately a shot was heard. Sew
eral persons rushed into the office and
found Mr.. Crosby seated in a Morris
chair with a wound sin his head, the
bullet having passed completely
through his head
Mr. Crosby was born in Brattleboro
in 1863 and had always resided here.
During the war he did a business
amounting 10 Sl.OO0.O00 a month and
it is said that he made Sl0OO,OO0 last
year His income tax two years ago
was said to be in the vicinity of $500
600 He built large grain elevator.
the American building and was part
owner of the Crosby block
He leaves his wife and five children,
Mrs. Lyman T. Smith of East Angus,
P.>. Godfrey, who was associated
with his father in business, Sylvia,
Richard and Charles
The Peoples National bank Of Brat
tleboro. Of which he was vice presi-
dent. is in no way involved in the f.
nancial difficulties in which Mr. Cros-
by was involed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
Scandal in Church.

The little man approached sales
voman and sputtered:
"Y-you got me into a pickle, you
i'd"
Il don't understand, the girl replied
imidly.
You remember when | came in here
o pick out silk dress for my wife,
lon't you
"Nes.'
And you remember we asked the
assistance of the lady who was buying
/ kiltie skirt for her little girl,
"Yes-yes."
"w-w-well. you got the parcels
mixed. that's what you did. and | took
hat little kiltie skirt home to my
wife"
I'm awfully sorry, sir. but, Of
ourse, we can put that right.
How ?"
II can change the skirt
II know you can. but that isn't the
roubie. My wife opened the parcel
While | was away, thought it was the
atest style. and wore the wtetchcd
hing 10 church on Sunday. The
Evangelist.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
Talk or THE TOWN

Art Milne of > Elm street has re-
turned home after spending four wears
IN Seattle. Wash
Harry Wiley returned saturday
morning from a weeks business trln
- BOSTON ard Bratfleboro
The regular monthly meeting of the
prrshrterian ladies' union viii bs held
ss the home 81 Mrs David Stuart.
Srauliine street Tuesday evening a.
: 20 O'Clock
1I-. Alfee Loneleg and sou. RaE
mond. formerly 81 Barre but now 81
Barton motorei 10 'his eity yesterday
% eau IN 4 few friends, returning last
evening 10 their home
Prank C0veI. who ha@ beer detained
q - bone in WfiiamstoNu for tbs
past tuo weeks. with . sharp attaes
ii tcus7itis. resumed his dutses e. the
Hsrxev q Mower automobile repair
sho9 this morning
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
That Is, the Sentiment In
Political Circles is Drift
ing That Way
MAY ACCEPT TERMS
WITHIN "a HOURS
parliamentary Coalition Is
Expected to Reach That
Decision

Berlin, May (By the Associated
Press - Sentiment in German political
circles was showing drift at noon to-
day in favor of agreeing to the allied
terms. 1t is now believed
a parliamentary coalition which will
accept the allied ultimatum viii be
within the next "a hours,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
JOSEPH cASSANrS FUNERAL
Was Held Sunday, Many People Being
Present

Deep respect was shown To the late
Joseph Csssani yesterday afternoon
when his funeral was held from the
home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ratista Fumagalli at - Granite street.
At the home assembled large number
Of Italian people, and no less than ~
Young men escorted the remains TO
Hope cemetery. where the body was
placed TO rest. Escorting the body was
Guido Nalisi. Brunette Ciardi, Amelio
Gariboldi. William Abhiati. James Co
molli and Bennett Colombo a. pail
bearers
The high esteem for the deceased
Young man was manifested in fiorsl
contributions. which were many and
beautiful as the following list will
show:
Wreath from the family, from Com
pagni Panettieri: carnations, Mrs. Va
netti and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
derara. Mrs. Emma Csssaui, Mrs.
Giardi and family, Mr. and Mrs. De-
serou and family. Mrs Gina Cali and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Campagnari
and family. Mr. and Mr. Franzi, Mrs.
Albisrtti and family Mrs !. Mag
naVhi. Trentini family. Angelo Coz
molH. Mr. and Mrs r. Broggini and
family. Colombo Guernieri. Mr. and
Mrs.. Furloni. Mr.. and Air-. ;. Comolii
Mr. Rardossi aud Mrs Bettini. l.
Sironi family. Mrs. Anna Brusa and
family. G.. r. Bianchi and family. Mr~
". Tomasini and family. Air. and Nr,
Rizieri and Paoetti. Mrs John GuIdalli.
Mrs. y. ResteIli and family Air and
Afrs 4. Ianre. Mrs q. Bsrberi roses
ana carnations. from Mr. and Mrs Jo-
srnh Cassaui and family, Mrs 9ari-
hoidi and family roses from Racco
Polidors: lilies from Ma@succo and
Aspesi
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
How Did He Get By7

a little girl who had been besieglng
her Grandfather with an endless sue
eession a questions during the evening
had st4Il one more question % ask be-
fore she ucrt 90 bed
-Grand5ad. she sid. wern YOU in
the ark
aWhr. ros~ Do exclaimed sEniltnciy
Then. she sid. regarding hIn ulth
innocent Hurdtr. Why weren't yol
drowned - Lonton Morning Pest
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09

Nathsle FoutBna. formerly 81 chs.
CITY. bot Who IS new employed =
Greenfield. Mas arrived iu the city
Iaat evening Is spend week With rel
atiycs.
Deeds have been passed fransicrrlnE
tte lauH ou Maple avenue heretofore
owned ~ Mr. Fred FsTrand, formerly
Mrs. Georrianus DeBlois. = Cari1
rauuerti. the larl being adjacent q
his home a. the corner q Maple ave
me and Brook street. which D. pur-
rhssea frnu Mrs peBieis ahouf
+h a-e
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
FARRAND-DEBLoIs.
Barre People Were Married at New
bury on April a.

4 record Of the marriage of Mrs
Georgianna DeBlois 81 a3 Mayle ave
nue. to Fred Farrand, which octurred
April 81. has been returned 10 the city
clerks office in this city The mar
riace occurred in Ncwbury April =
Justice of the Peace + " George q
Wen. River performing the ceremony
Roth people are wei known in this
CITY. having resided here many resrs
At present thev ere spepdinv then
HONEYMOON in Liftletnn. Nr
Farrand Is : paperhau 'ale
while his bride Is the 4. 81 De
late Iaris DaBlai=. ~ manu-
faeiurer Of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
whit Did You Think1

eAH right hack there bawlcd the
conductor
"Hor on. Hol' on shrillcd fem
inine voice. Jts' wait till ] gets nah
clothes on
And then. a. the entire carful craned
their neoks cxpectauilv she entered
with a basket 81 laundry American
Lrelen Weekly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09

Remember. bows. said tke school
tcacbcr. -that in thc bright lexicon Of
youth there is 10 such word a. fail
After moment boy rose and
asked permission to speak. Well whst
is it Ienks asked the teacher
~I uas merely Coirg . suggest. SIR.
fhat if such b. THE case it might BE-
advisable - write to fhr Publishers
81 that iexieon and call thfir atten-
ton a. the omission Nashville Ten
r......ar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09

A diplomat st dinner in Washing
an aid 10 the seasons belle -Nou
arish All hearts. 1ou make . fresh
unauest every week
-True.~ she replied. then added With
sigh. @and I'd give Ell ny slaves for
&c <&tor. r.--B0stou Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
Spills the Beans.

I've given up telling my wife any
hing
so have I mine II simply goes in
4 one ear and out al the other
THAT isn't the trouble with NY
vife. II goes in at one car and core
mt at her mouth Boston Tran
Vript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09
Needed Prayer

Son-Papa. what Is the duty Of She
haplain Of CongTessf
Father-Ny boy. b. goes &C. the a.
emily every morning looks about Go
- whether the legislators are ready
nd then asks the Lord 81 protect the
ouutrv.-Irish World
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-09

Hsrow Mather of Burlington is We
itiur al the home of V. 4 Bradford
Of south Main street for few days
Nr Mathsr recently returned from =
I've rOnths' business visit 20 thr md
de wcst
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
Pain in Muscles
And Joints Caused
By Rheumatism
To Get Genuine Relief You
Must Clear Your Blood
of Waste Prod ucts

If we could keep our human bodies
clean of the poisons which accumulate
in them daily, and give them the full
benefit of proper diet we should live far
beyond the average span of human life
But alas. We realize only too often
that we have an excess of waste products
in our system. This poisonous waste
matter not only causes a lowered vitality
and many forms of skin disorders, but
it also causes rheumatism-a disease that
has no equal for pain. Genuine relief
from the agOnies Of rheumatism can be
had only by correcting the basic trou-
ble-waste products.
Thousands and thousands of men and
women during the past 80 years have
cleared heir blood If waste products
with $ s 5. 1t is the ideal remedy for
rheumatism, because ii removes the
poisonous waste matter which is causing
the trouble. There are no bad after
effects and the result is wonderful. Begin
taking s. s. s. today and write for &C.
page illustrated booklet, Facts About the
BIood'-free.
Personal medical advice, without
charge. may also be had by sending
complete description Of your case. Adj
dress Chief Medical Director Swift
Specific Co., 733 S. S. S. Laboratory, At
lanta, Ga. All drug stores sell S. S. s.
Advertisement.
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ing a complete slate, while thC two old
political organizations are bshind the can
didacies of picked men. =
Immense expenditures of public funds,
caused by the floods Of 1914, which re-
suited in heavy loss Of life and great
property damage there, have accentu
ated the public unrest. Unemployment,
caused by the business depression, and
the fact that Dayton was one of the
towns which enjoyed a tremendous boom
. under the impetus of war business has
, contributed to the unrest among the
NOT CONCLUSIVE.
In Akron the city manager plan has
not been in operation long enough to
give 1t q fair trial, but dissatisfaction
over traction problems and mounting
taxes have been organized by opponents
of the plan, and many signatures have
been secured for the repeal of the propo-
sition.
On the other hand, in Cleveland Peter
Witt, brought to Cleveland by the late
Tom L. johnson, long mayor of the city,
as a traction expert, is backing an
amendment to the present Federal plan
charter, providing for the city manager
plan, and an organized campaign is now
under way.
Here the manager group believes it
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07

ton by Waite, as director of public
service. Barlow served from March, 1918
until Feb. 1, 1921, when he was succeeded
by w. G. Barber of Joliet, ILL.,, who was
paid salary of $4,000 annually. Barlow
received $500.
Barlow had made a reputation a.
Joliet as a professional "city manager
under the commission form of govern
ment and was considered an ex-
perienced professional city manager
His regime, however, was extremely
brief as be resigned July 16 and re-
turned to his Illinois home.
Hoping to quell the clamor for home
man, the Dayton city commission named
F. 0. Eichelberger, q Dayton man. TO
succeed him, but the volume of complaint
has constantly grown, and experienced
politicians are predicting the defeat OF
the manager form at the election in
November and the substitution of some
other plan of city Government.
SOCIALISTS
SEEK CONTROL.
The fight over the city manager idea.
however, is mixed up with a red-hot
campaign for control of the commission
as it is now constituted. The Socialists,
who have grown in strength tremendous
ly in Dayton, as in other urban centers,
have three candidates in the field. The
Municipal Voters League is also back
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
R HEU M TISM
LEAVES YOU FOREVER
Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits Are
Dissolved and the Rheumatic
Poison Starts to Leave the Sys-
tenn Within Twenty-four Hours.

Every druggist in this county is au-
thorized to say to every rheumatic
sufferer that # two bottles of Allenrhu,
the sure conquerer of rheumatism, does
not stop all agony. reduce swollen Joints
and do away with even the slightest
twinge of rheumatic pain, he viii gladly
return your money without comment
Allenrhu has been tried and tested for
years, and really marvellous results
have been accomplished in the most
severe eases where the suffering and
agony was intense and piteous and
where the patient was helpless.
Mr.. James H. Allen. the discover OF
Allenrhu, who for many years suffered
the torments of acute rheumatism, de-
sires-an sufferers to know that ne does
not want a cent of any ones money I'M
less Allenrhu decisively conquers this
worst of all diseases and he has in
structed Haag Drug Company to guar
antee ii in every Observation-Disclosures
ment
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07
CITY MANAGER
IDEA GROWING
FAST IN OHIO
Campaign on to Throw Oul
Commission Form of Mu-
nicipal Government.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct, T-While
Cleveland, Ohio's metropolis, is preparing
to vote in November upon amendment
to lie charter .abolishing the present
Federal plan" 6f city government and
adopting in its stead the city manager
form, two other Ohio cities, which have
given more or less extended trials to the
manager plan are to vote upon replacing
it with something else.
In Dayton a petition, signed by more
than thirty Thousand voters, has been
presented asking Tor submission OF an
amendment to the charter abolishing the
city manager, under which the city has
been governed for nearly eight years:
Akron, which adopted the city manager
form two years ago, is also to vote upon
a return to it's former plan Of govern
ment
CALI 1T
WASTEFUL.
Opponents of the city manager idea al
1ege that it is wasteful, monarchial and
extravagant, and that the government I'M
der the city manager fails to respond
to popular sentiment. but that the mana
ger. like some creation of a ear Or a
Hohenzollern, decides matters affecting all
without measuring popular sentiment or
public desires.
They denounce the plan as an expert
ment patterned after Dusseldorf, Ger
many, proclaimed as the acme Of perfec-
ton by DIR. Garland, who went TO Europe,
at the expense of John H Patterson,
founder of the National Cash Register
factories, to learn its workings, and who
came back to Dayton and told its Won
ders and thus fastened the shackles of
despotism so securely about US that we
have not been able to shake them of"
The organized attack upon the city
manager idea has a nationwide signffi-
canoe. Behind the plan there is an
organization known as the National Mu-
ricfpal League, which has headQuar-
ters in New York. Secretary of State
Charles Evans Hughes IS the president
of the organization; Harold w. Dodds,
secretary, and Frank A. Vanderlip,
AKRON FOLLOWS
DAYTON.
Dayton was the largest municipality
in the United States TO operate under
the system until Akron adopted the
plan at an election some eighteen
months ago. The first city manager In
Dayton was Henry NJ. waite, city en-
gineer of Cincinnati, at the time OF
his selection, who took office on Janu-
airy /, 1914, at a salary of $12,51 per
year. He served in that capacity until
he resigned during the war to go to
France and help build railroads to
transport troops to the front.
He was succeeded by J. z. Barlow,
also a Cincinnati man, brought to Day
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the taxpayers are grooming under a con
stantly increasing load Of debt.
POLITICS
HURT EFFICIENCY.
Politics is said to have reduced the
efficiency of all departments OF the city
government to a low ebb, and the fol-
lowers Of Witt point to the city com
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has a chance OF success because of the
same Ills counted upon in other cities
to defeat the idea Taxes have in
creased. Carfare under the so-callad
Taylor grant, which authorizes the
traction company to charge rate of
fare sufficient to pay per cent inter
est upon the invested capital, has gone
up until now cents is charged, with
an additional cent for transfers, and
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-07

is also rent wide by patronage and other
fights.
City management is on trial at three
points. and the eyes of cities everywhere
are centored upon Ohiosa which may FRO
nounce the doom or order the steady
growth Of the new idea in city govern
ment