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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16
ESTATE OF mitchell wEsCoM

STATE OF VERMONT.
District of Lanoi! G, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the dis
trct Of Lamol.e
To all persons interested in the estate of
Mitchell Wescon. Iats of Johnson, in said
district deceased,
GREETING:
At a probate court holden at Hyde Park,
within and for said district on the 7th day
of August 1922, an instrument purportng
to be the last will and testament of Mitchell
Hescom, late of Johnson, in said district,
deceased, was presented to the court afore-
said for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that the
2Sth day of August, 1929. at the probate
Office in said Hyde Park be assigned for
proving said instrument; and that notice
thereof be given to all persons concerned,
by publishing this order three weeks succes-
svely in the News and Citizen, a newspaper
circulating in that vicinity, in said district,
previous to the tine appointed.
THEREFORE, you hereby notified to
appear before said court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate of
said will, if you have cause
Given under my hand at Hyde Park, in
said district, this 7th day of August 1922.
MOVES G. WOOD, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16
NO HARD COAL
Statement of the State Fuel Director
Make Applications Early for Soft

Statement of the State Fuel Director
Make Applications Early for Soft
Coal.
The state fuel administration, in a
statement issued last week to the
people of Vermont, stated that all
coal dealers or consumers, other than
householders, must make application
to the fuel administrator stating the
amount of coal required, the purpose
for which it is to be used and giving
other information which the admin
istrator must have.
Gov. James Hardness has appointed,
with Fl. ]. NJ Jones, the following
persons to compose the general COM
mittee, which will act as advisory
committee: Mason S. Stone of Mont
pelier and N. E. Pierce OF Burllng-
ton, representing the dealers; j. w.
Wardlaw of st. Adams, representing
the railroads; L. H. Bixby OF Mont
pelier, representing the bankers;
Newman X. Chaffee of Rutland, rep
resenting the mercantile interests;
w. G. ReynoldsNof Barre and Harry
H. Carr of st. Johnsbury for the
consumers, and John Cross OF North
field for the manufacturers. From
this committee later Mr.. Jones will
select his working committee.
There is no anthracite coal on
hand. Mr.. Jones has authorized the
following statement that it is very
essential that users Of soft coal, who
want immediate supply, secure from
him form so, upon which the requisl-
ton for coal must be made, and to
which must either be attached form
(A), which is guarantee for prompt
payment for emergency coal signed
by bank or trust company, or form
OBJ, which is guarantee for pay
ment by sight draft for emergency
coal.
Facing Serious Condition
Without the intent of wanting to
brighten the people of the state, but
with the intent of making the people
realize that they must arrange to use
wood and soft coal to help out the
demand for anthracite coal, for there
has been no anthracite coal shipped
into Vermont as compared with the
usual supply, only four percent of
the usual supply having come to the
state since April 1. 1t will be two
months before any coal can come to
Vermont from the usual sources. Of
course there will be some coming
from the sources from which it has
been coming in the last two months,
but wood and soft coal will have to
be used in homes more this winter
than ever and families should make
their arrangements now.
Priority lists will be established in
a few days so that the forms provided
by the federal government will have
to be used in securing coal, soft coal,
especially. These forms have to be
approved by the state administrator
and then forwarded to the federal
administrator for his. approval. Then
the form will be forwarded to the
federal committee at the coal produc
ing field, who will start coal on the
way to Vermont. There is no anthra-
cite coal available for. distribution, so
these forms refer only to soft coal.
The price of coal will be fixed at the !
mines and the necessary charges |
added regulated by federal action to
prevent profteering. Rules govern
ing the delivery of coal will be sent
TO dealers to prevent duplication of
orders. Cooperation is essential now
just as it was during the war.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16
Common Sense Applied to Roads

The following from the Mortified
News is good common sense applied
to the highway question:;
"a man whose opinion is sought
by others said to the editor the other
day that he was sick and tired Of al
the talk about highways. He believed
that good gravel roads, with the bad
roads gradually eliminated each
year at a reasonable expenditure,
good bridges, roadway widened
where necessary, limitation of size
OF trucks, and time Of year when
certain types Of trucks could use
the highways, and the use of oil
or some other substance as a binder,
and more extended patrol service
would solve Vermont's problems and
that no more and, in fact, not as
much money need be expended as
now.
"a highway engineer of some
prominence, in commenting on the
foregoing, said it was a rational
statement of the whole problem and
that Vermont could not afford to ape
the larger states if it wanted to do
so.
Gravel is a perfect road material
and so far as known, when properly
built, gravel road is not as expen-
sive to build or maintain as many
others and is better than most if
properly taken care of. In fact, it
is the road for Vermont and it is
time to settle down and adopt
gravel road policy"
This expresses our opinion on this
big question.
Let us make the best use possible
of the material at hand.
Ex-Governor Gates expressed a
great truth, long ago, when he said:
eve do not need and cannot afford
to build the same kind of roads in
Orange county or eastern Vermont
that are needed in Addison county
The soil is clay in the latter case and
decomposed lime rock in the other
part of the state. The latter makes |
the finest kind of road, if drained |
and kept rounded up-springy, resil-
lent, smooth"
He was everlastingly right.
The first essential to a good road
is drainage. Every road expert for |
a hundred years has taught this. Yet
how little real attention is paid to
drainage.
Use stones, large or small, for the
ditch deep on both sides;
surface with good, clean gravel, if
available, and crushed stone if not,
binding this together with any cheap
like coal oil to keep the
water out. Then use the drag often.
Keep the road patrolled-"a stitch
in time saves nine"
Such a road need not be very
costly, depending upon location and
nearness of materials needed.
Any road needs looking after.
Even those cement roads show
wear, as witness the strip in Essex
Junction and past Fort Ethan Allen.
What will it cost to repair them,
as they must be repaired in a few
years?
For what it costs, a good patrol
S the greatest saviour of highways
The laws relating to heavy trucks
need changing, so that these can be
shut off all roads not specially built
or such traffic when the roads are
soft.
The first essential to good roads
S and always will be common sense;
n other words, "mix brains with
gravel"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16

The Poultney Journal quotes a
correspondent from Benson, one of
the best farming towns in Vermont,
as stating that the people there are
opposed to paying out quarter of
million dollars a year to eradicate
bovine tuberculosis under the present
system. Evidently, that law will be-
repealed when the next Legislature
gets down to business.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16
VERMONT STATE NEWS

The st. Adams Chapter, D. A. R.,
will unveil today a marker to DR..
John Warner, the first physician in
that wilderness and prominent in the
Revolutionary War days.
The Green Mountain Inn at Water
bury was sold last week to Asa
Picard by William Goodwin for
$4,000.
The Domick Orchard Seed Potato
Co. of Newbury has filed notice that
over 100000 of its capital stock of
100000 has been paid up.
The state road from Barre to
Bradford and Wells River via Orange
is nearly impossible, owing to fed
eral improvements thereon,
During a severe thunder shower
last week COW was killed in a pas
ture in Franklin, dog killed and
badly shocked another day. This is
dog days"
Only one new stone shed, a very
small one, has been erected in Barre
this year The strike and lockout is
no nearer settlement than when it
started April l.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16

Our American Friends are specially invited
and welcome to our Great Fair It will be a
d. splendid opportunity for the Citizens of the Great
J" Republic to come and see the agricultural and
industrial progress of Eastern Canada and have
good time also.
A most complete and elaborate program has
: been prepared-rich and numerous industrial
| and agricultural exhibits.
' Vc.y exciting races, in which the best horses
from Canada and the United States will partici-
pate-$10,000 purses.
A novel and fascinating feature known as
Auto Polo every afternoon and evening and also
Americas greatest automobile races on Saturday,
September End.
Military display by the Canadian Royal
! Dragons.
Free artistic musical and acrobatic attractions
in front of the grandstand.
The Midway will be more interesting than
ever.
Championship baseball games.
Reduced rates on all raroads-Good highways,
|, and only 80 miles from the border
FIRST CLASS HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
NO PASSPORT REQUIRED
Remember the dates-COme one and all
A hearty welcome awaits you
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-08-16

Ezra 7. Mower, a prominent citi
zen of Barre, died recently.
Evening star., 1922-02-01
CONSIDER CAPPER
PROBE RESOLUTION
Senate District Committee
Examines Investigation of
Theater Disaster.

Consideration Of the resolution of
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas
providing for a thorough probe of
the Knickerbocker Theater disaster
is being given this afternoon by the
Senate committee on District of Co
lumbia. The resolution. which was
reported favorably to the Senate by
the committee on audit and control
of contingent expenses, was again re-
ferred to the committee on District
of Columbia on motion of Senator
Capper, who told the Senate that
that committee probably will desire
to make some changes in the word
ing of the resolution.
Senator Calder of New York, a
builder and former building COM
missioner Of New York city, urged
that the committee take up the ques-
ton at an early date. However. there
ls movement among members of
Ban. TO hold up the senatorial inves-
tlgation until after the other probes
nave been completed.
DO not know whether that COM
mittee will determine to make the
proposed investigation themselves,
but. unless some other governmental
agency in the District shall do SO, l
hope they will conduct a complete and
thorough investigation" said Senator
calder to the Senate. Il think it is
exceedingly important that prompt
inquiry should be made as to the cause
or that terrible disaster.
have taken the trouble today to
make some inquiry. and I have found
mat the safety-load requirement for
the roofs of buildings of the character
or that theater is just about one-half
OF what 1t is in my own city of New
YORK. The present building code in
the District was adopted some years
ago. before the era Of great moving
picture theaters with a wide span be-
tween walls.
Consideration and revision of the
building code ought to come within
the purview of the investigation. 1t
seems to me of great importance not
only for the moment but for the fu-
ture. and that We should set an ex-
ample here in the District Of Column
bia by providing a building. code
which VIII insure, particularly in con-
nection with the erection of buildings
of public assembly, the safety of the
people.
Il might add in connection with
this matter that / find that the man
who passes upon plans for the great
structures where thousands of people
assemble every day is young man
fine young man. / may say-a re-
cent graduate from college. whose
salary Is the munificent sum of 81. 900
per annum. Furthermore. 1 find that
in the District of Columbia for all
of the field inspection work there
are but five inspectors.
Il think it is worth while for the
committee on the District of Columbia
to inquire into all Of these matters,
with view Of placing the building code
of the District of Columbia on a basis
that will insure proper safeguards and
protection of the lives of our people
Now that great theaters and other
buildings where many people assemble
are being erected, We ought to have a
building code here which will insure
the erection of buildings which may be
used without any risk of having such
a terrible accident again occur as that
which shocked and Mortified the city
and the country at tha Knickerbocker
Theater on Saturday night"
Evening star., 1922-02-01
Blame
AvO|DABLE FAULTS
Lack of License Law Allow
ed Theater Defects to Creep
In, Says Association.

The knickerbocker disaster was evil
IDENTIFY due to either faulty design or
construction. which would not have
existed had licensed engineers or ar
chitects supervised the work." the
american Association of Engineers
through its federal office here de-
clared In a statement today.
POINTING out that the association
has actively supported the movement
for the enactment Of adequate IL
censing laws for the protection Of
the public from the activities OF dab
piers and quacks, who formerly have
had only to hang out shingle in
order to qualify for business" the
engineers urge that the laws licensing
and supervise the construction of
buildings now in effect in seventeen
states and in the legislatures Of three
be put into effect In the District Of
Columbia. The organization has a
membership of $4,000 professional
engineers. it is said.
These licensing laws are in effect,
the statement continued. in Arizona,
Colorado, Florida. Indiana, Illinois,
iowa, Louisiana. Michigan. Minnesota,
New Jersey. New York, North Carolina
oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vir-
sinla and West Virginia. and are be-
fore the legislatures Of Kentucky,
Mississippi and South Carolina.
A committee composed of N. D..
Mitchell. w. A Slater, w. G. Noll, J. A.
cllf and l.. M. Neel. representing the
American Association of Engineers, is
now investigating the Knickerbocker
cave-in to determine, from an impair
tial viewpoint. the cause of the trag-
edy, without reference to the parties
responsible. The committee was ap-
pointed by A. 7. Koehler. head of the
federal bureau of the association, To-
Gated in Washington.
Evening star., 1922-02-01
the snow on the roof had considerable

the snow on the roof had considerable
to do with the cave-in.
Both Mr.. Healy and Mai Brown
spent the greater part of today ex-
amfning conditions at the scene of the
disaster. They were assisted by en-
gineers Of the Army and Navy, as
well as civilian engineers, who have
offered their services to the Com
missioners.
Possibly the greatest amount of
attention today was being given by
them to, the condition of the large
main beam which formed the key to
the supports for the roof. The fact
that this main beam was not bolted
to the walls, but rested on so-called
seats, does not indicate anything. the
engineers explain. They stated that it
is perfectly good engineering SO to
place mean beams, and that as a gem
eral rule they are 30 placed in such
structures as the Knickerbocker
They explained further that it was
probably a blessing that this big beam
was not bolted to the walls. II such
had been the case, it was said, the
beam would have pulled the walls
with 1t when It crashed to the pit of
the auditorium, thereby causing
greater damage and probably result
ing in Ear greater loss Of life.
Evening star., 1922-02-01
SEND FLORAL TRIBUTES.
New York Society and Mr.. Weeks
Eulogize Capt. A. G. F. Beuhler.

Tribute to Capt. Albert G. F. Buehler,
who was killed in the knickerbocker
crash. was paid by the executive COM
mittee Of the New York State Society,
last night. which met in the offices of
former Senator Duhamel in the Wash
ington Loan and Trust building,
and drew up resolutions Of sorrow and
regret. Capt. Buehler was president OF
the New York society. Following the
meeting a large wreath Of flowers was
sent to the home of the captain.
A large floral tribute was sent to the
father of Capt. Buehler, A. J. Buehler.
by Secretary Weeks. who. in an ac-
companying note in which he eulobized
the deceased captain, said that had 1t
not been for a cabinet meeting he would
have come in person.
Funeral services for Capt. Buehler
will be held at the home Of his father.
S27 F street northeast. and burial will
be in Arlington national cemetery.
Delegations from the New York State
Society. Masonic lodges and other or
ganizations of which he was a promi-
nent member will be present at the
services.
Evening star., 1922-02-01
MANY AFFAIRS POSTPONED

announcements of postponed and
Cancelled meeting. due to the Knick-
erbocker disaster. continued to be
made today.
The Washington Chapter of the Trim
ity Coliege Alumnae Association has
postponed it's big annual ball, which
was to be given at the New Willard on
Friday. February 3. until February IL,
on account Of the Knickerbocker disas-
ter. Trinity College and its alumnae
sympathy to The city of Washington in
its suffering following the tragedy.
The Delta Tau Delta Society's din
ner for married men, scheduled for
tonight, has been Indefinitely post
poned.
The Shakespeare Society has can
celed meeting for this eceping out of
respect to its vice president, John
O'Hagen. whose death occurred Sat
urday. and in sympathy for all who
lost friends in the theater disaster
Today's benefit bridge party for
Episcopal Home for Children. by Ia
dies of st. Paufs Episcopal Church.
has been postponed until Febru-
airy 10.
Owing to the death of several in
tended guests, the American Commits
sion to Promote Self-Government in
India has postponed its free India
dinner from tonight to February 10.
The Arkansas State Society meeting
for tonight has been postponed unf.i
the next regular meeting.
Carroll Council Dancing Assembly,
Knights Of Columbus. has Cancelled
its dance. which was to have been
held Friday.
The c. D. dance, Government Hotels.
which was to have been given tonight
has been postponed to February Is.
The package party which was to
have been given tomorrow evening by
Rebekah Assembly, at Dorcas Lodge.
has been postponed.
The Arts Club concert. which was
to have been held tomorrow evening,
and at which Nine. Anita darcy
Vargas. coloratura soprano. of the
San Francisco Grand Opera Company.
was to have sung, has been postponed
because Of the knickerbocker dis
aster Nine. Vargas was to have been
the guest of honor at reception and
dinner rendered her by the Arts Club
members.
The annual dance and card party
which was to have been given by
the various reviews of the Woman's
Benefit Association. Maccabees. at
Raleigh Hotel tomorrow, has been
postponed until February 16.
Evening star., 1922-02-01
D. C. Officials Charge
Part of Crime Against
lIl-COnSidered Laws

1t is the opinion of some officials OF
the District that ill-considered legisla-
tion may have had considerable to do
with the apparent increase in crime
both in this city and elsewhere.
They so expressed themselves today
when asked for opinions regarding the
speech made in the House yesterday
81 ternoon by Representative Tinkham
in which he enumerated the increases
in crime here, which he attributed to
the character of legislation enacted
during recent years at the ''dictation
of selfish interests" However, these
officials did not care to have their views
on the subject quoted.
ANY one engaged in crime pre-
vention and detection" one of these
officials said today, will agree that
there is an ever-growing restleSsneSs
and an apparent contempt for the
laws within the past few years. While
there has been an increase in crime
in the District, as stated by Repre-
sentative Tinkham in his remarks.
there is no reason to be nisled by
statistics to the extent of believing
the District is becoming a hotbed
of crime, or that its population is
generally lawless or that the police
are inefficient and derelect in their
duties.
while there were forty-four mur-
derS in the District during the year
ending June 80. last and twenty
eight since then. which is an increase
of approximately 20 per cent over the
preceding year and is more than four
times in excess of the murders COM
rnitted in 1910. similar increases. some
even greater. are shown in connection
with numerous other large cities in
this country. Also. it is a known fact
that the great majority of murders
here are those which have been COM
mitted in the heat of passion. We
have few planned or premeditated or
organized murders here, which are so
numerous in other large cities
Commissioner Oyster, under whose
supervision the police department OPP
crates. when asked for an expression
regarding Mr.. Tinkham's views, said
he preferred to make study of the
statistics and Of the subject in its en-
tirety before making an answer.
Evening star., 1922-02-01

France the lives of 100000 of her
sons and the devastating ravages of
her most prosperous regions. Could
France have made to save the world
such frightful sacrifice in order to
be charged now with wishing to
recommence the crime which she has
helped to chastise?"
why France Needs Navy.
"If France needs adequate naval
strength" he continued, "Is it not be-
cause without those naval means she
cannot maintain her army. she cannot
muster on iler frontiers electives that
are not all found within the mother
country, but are scattered abroad IN
distant coionies7
Nor can France without warships.
insure the safety OF transport vessels
that bring to the assistance of the
home forces the Indispensable colonial
contingents, which during the last war
supplied the mother country with nearly
a million men,"
NJ. Sarraut pointed out that in 1914,
on the eve of the great war, France
was occupied in carrying out naval
plan which, If war had not interfered.
would have given her now 100000 tons
of capital ships. but said by the present
treaty his country was reducing to 49,
900 tons, or three-fourths. In other
words, France, he said, would have pos
sessed since November l twenty-eight
capital ships, but under the treaty she
is now content with five.
Abnndons Weapon Of Attack.
THUS does France, represented as
an imperialistic country, abandon the
very weapon Of attack which is, the
essential arm of aggressive mlIitar-
ism," he declared.
After emphasizing that Frances
spontaneous approval of the Root
RESOLUTIONS. undertaking to end the
infamous practices used by Germany
in submarine warfare, was e true in
dication of the real France. NJ Sar-
raut declared:
"A future of peace and happiness
was never sought more earnestly by
anybody than by France. who has
been through the ages the indefatiga-
BILE champion Of Justice and human
law s.s-5ss., ,