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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

Anthony cyran Of the University Of
Vermont visited friends at Goddard
seminary yesterday
David Rennie arrived in the CITY
Wednesday from Hanover. y. H.
where be j. employed. for a visit
Norman Gordon. George Douglas.
and Winston BroEu. AZ u Dartmouth
college. are passing the Thapks9iting
vacation with rs<tites in tie city.
jane Greig of the rnicersitv of
Nerment passed Thanksgiving al has
hous here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-01
CAUGHT FATAL GOLD
AT FOOTBALL CAME
William G. Rockefeller, Nephew Of John
d. Rockefeller, Attended Yale
Harvard Game Last Saturday.

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. William
g. RockefeIlers who died of pneumonia
in New York yesterday, ID believed to
have contracted his fatal illness while
attending the Yale-Haryard football
game at the Yale bowl here Saturday,
according to his nephew. Avery Roeke-
feller, freshman at Yale.
Avery Rockefeller said that his
uncle had complained of cold shortly
after he and his party left the bowl
and spoke Of the unusually severe
weather of the day. Two days later
he was stricken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-01

An old Scotchman was visiting a
friend and was being showed around
the laffer's estate When they had
seen pretty nearly everything. the host
aid. III We walk hack again. Tam
mas. I think there's bottle somewhere
in the noose.-
-Nan. Sandy. can we no run q
replied ift risifor-Boston Transcripts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-01
Better Clothed.

~Ye scribe sure felt like Helen Of
Troy last week when presented with
a prize apple grown on the farm Of
Wes Boyatt. paper. Ye
scribe NAV be mixed in his history
and mythology, but we can't blame
him for choosing to feel like Helen Of
Troy rather than like Venus this
chilly weather.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-01

=. Pennywise-Td rather you'd
the $40 hat instead q the $40
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The New York herald., 1922-07-11

INVESTIGATES The SALE
OF 10000. 900 PLANT
Inquiry Opened on Old Hick-
ory PosOder Transaction.
Special Dispatch to- THE NEw YoRx HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Waahinrfou n I.,I

Special Dispatch TO- THE NKw Yoax HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. July 10.
Peyton Gordon. United States Attor-
ney for the Distric, or Columbia. has
started an investigation of the sale by
the War Department of the Old Hickory
powder plant near Nashville. and wit
nesses have been summoned before the
Grand Jury.
This plant cost the Government in
the neighborhood Of sS.00o.000 to con-
struct and was sold 20 the Nashville
Industrial Corporation for s3.s00.000 At
the time Of the sale. II is said. approxi-
mately 100000 worth Of surplus ma
terial was on the ground.
The transaction. according to evidence
In the hands of the District Attorney.
show that E. R. Morse. former director
of sales OF the War Department. pre-
vailed upon the Secretary Of War to
let the plant go to the Nashville con-
Germ for s3.500.O00
Morse. when told that higher bids had
been made. Is alleged to have stated
that the case had been closed several
days before the higher bids had been
received and that the sale should stand.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
BLOOMINGTON RESTLESS
UNDER RULE OF TROOPS
Threats Made of Action I'm
less Soldiers Get Out.

BLOOMINGTON. ILL.,, July 10 ASSOCIATED
Press ).-Five companies of Illinois Ma
tional Guardsmen tonight are holding
the Chicago and Alton shops, where
1000 men are out on strike and the
Union Depot headquarters for the Alton
Big Four and Lake Erie prepare to pro-
tect volunteer workers.
Two machine gun units and infantry
companies armed with Springfield rifles
have established outposts around the
shops
Chicago and Alton Railroad clerks to-
night adopted resolution announcing
they would refuse to work under the pro-
lection OF State troops. Clerks on duty
at the Union Station and shops threaten
to quit unless the soldiers are withdrawn.
An effort also Is being made to call a
companies armed with Springfield and
automatic rifles have established out
posts around the shops.
A committee Is to be sent to Chicago
tomorrow to tell President w. @. Beird
that the Brotherhood men will not work
under protection OF Guardsmen.
A street car strike threatens to COM
picate the situation tomorrow. when
the union Will act on q proposed six
cent wage cut.
The railroad OFFICIALS announced that
volunteer workers. who were driven
from the shops last Friday night by a
mob OF 300 or 400 strikers. will return
Immediately to handle the coaling and
repairing of freight. passenger and
switch engines.
Whether an attempt will be made to
reopen other departments of the shops
with nonunion workers recruited at Chi
cago rests with President w. g. Beird
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
SONS, ONE 80, ONE 2, AT
GRAVE OF FATHER, 1874
Oldest White Man in World
Buried in Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE. July 10.--Among the
many mourners at the :, funeral of
Uncle" John Shell. 1874 years old. were
his two sons, William. aged 90, and
Albert. seven. it became known here to-
day. when news was received that the
oldest white man in the world had died
July at his home at Greasy Creek.
Albert is the offspring of a second mar
riage. 'Uncle'' Joha's first wife. who is
said to have been two years his senior,
having died about ten years ago.
The aged man retained full possession
of his faculties to the last and discussed
his funeral arrangements with Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Creech with whom he had
made his home since he lost his own
place through the foreclosure of a mort
gage several months ago.
Up until the time he was discovered, .
about four years ago. "Uncle" John led
q secluded life in the mountain country,
but since then he travelled considerably.
exhibiting himself at state fairs In
1913 he took his first airplane ride swl.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
MORSE AND HIS SONS
LOSE SPECIAL APPEAL
Must Face Trial in District OF
Columbia Court.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoaK HnnALD-
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., July 10.
Charles W. Morse and his three sons,
who. with eight others. were indicted on
a charge of conspiracy to defraud the
United States through contracts with the
Shipping Board, were denied special
appeal to-day by the local Court Of APP
peals.
Mr.. Morse and his sons appealed from
the decision Of Chief Justice Walter j.
Mccoy Of the District Supreme Court. in
d!smissing demurrers and motions to
quash the indictment. The Appellate
Court in its decision held that the Morse
case not being of unusual Importance the
special appeal must be denied
United States Attorney Peyton Cor
den said the effect of the decision Is
merely that Mr.. Morse and his codefend-
ants must face trial In the District Su-
preme Court. The trial will be started
at the beginning of the fall term Of court
In October. Mr.. Gordon said.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
BUFFALO CAR LINES
ASK STATE TROOPS
Albany Not to Interfere I'm.
less City Is PosuerIess.

BUFFALO, N. ". July 10.-Mayor
Schwab said tonight he had information
that the International Railroad Company
had applied to Albany for the sending
of State troops here to control the street
car situation and the State authorities
had said they would not interfere unless
1t was demonstrated that the city was
pcwerless to keep order. Officials of
the company refused to affirm or deny
the report. ya
A strike guard at the, Cold Spring
barns of the International was slightly
wounded tonight in a fight In restau-
rant across the street from the barns.
A guard had gone there to get Ice
cream. He was attacked by a gang of
men. He drew his revolver and fired
several shots. A policeman entered the
place and seeing the guard. shooting.
fired and wounded him slightly.
All streets cars operated to-day were
taken into the barns before nightfall.
Operations will be resumed In the morn
ing on the same scale as to-day, when
eight screened and guarded cars were
run through the business section. Few
passengers were carried and those who
did venture to ride, In the cars were
subjected TO abuse from crowds OF
women. evidently wives OF strikers. who
gathered along the route.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
Wants Law Compelling
Brides to Learn a Trade

~ r. ANNA ROCKEFELLER.
/ a Democratic candidate for
State Senator in the Fourth
district in Brooklyn. said yester-
day that il elected she would seek
to have the marriage law amended
so that any young woman seeking
q license will have to show that
she Is skilled In some trade or
occupation whereby In the emer-
gency of her husbands death she
will be able to provide for herself
and her children"
The man. she proposes, must
certify that he is capable Of pro-
viding for himself and his wife,
and that for at least three months
before application for the license
he 1as been In a lawful and gain
full EN- oloyment.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
Continued from First Page.

president OF the wabash Railroad. stated
that ON Saturday night strikers at Mo-
berly. Mo-. stopped a mail train, sur
rounded the cars. uncoupled them, cut
the air hose aud threw stones through the
windows. Eighteen mail clerks who
were being taken from Kansas City TO
Peru, md, We're taken OF the train and
conducted to Labor Hall by the strikers
Officers of the company were interfered
with at Hannibal The Governor of the
State. the telegram said had been APP
pealed to- but In vain. Unless protection
was given by the appointment of suf-
ficient deputy marshals 1T would be
necessary to take these mail trains on
the road. Mr.. Tauss!g warned the De-
partment-
The inspector In charge at New Or
leans reported interference with mail
train No. 20. running from Marshall.
Tex, to New Orleans Members of the
train crew were, assaulted by the strik-
ers.s
y Trains Taken on.
Late In the afternoon z. V. Rawls. at
torney for, Pimlico county. North Caro-
Ina, wired that two trains between New
Bern and Oriental had been taken of.
thus "paralyzing mail service" A
prompt investigation by the Department
was requested. as there would be a forty
eight hour delay in the movement Of
this mail
n The. superintendent OF the railway mail
service at Fort Worth reported that
twenty-six trains. all but two of them
railway post Office trains. were taken
off branches of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas Railroad. Incidents like these
were taking place In practically all the
disturbed areas, It was indicated.
Postmaster-General Work had a con-
ference with his assistants. in which they
discussed methods of handling the situa-
tion The superintendents and inspectors
in the various districts were directed tt
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
BREAKDOWN OF MAILS
Z s THREA TENED IN STRIKE

coop< rate in every way with the agencies
OF the Department Of Justice in securing
evidence against the strikers All the
reports reaching the Postmaster General
were submitted TO the Department OF
Justice. from where, in turn IL is un-
derstood. they went to President Har'
ding. who is devoting his personal atten-
ton to the critical situation.
1t Is probable that In cases where
trains are held up the Post Office De-
partment will mobilize to the greatest
possible extent temporary mail truck
service. This already has been done in
some instances. Should the interference
continue, IT is expected the War Depart
ment would be ready to furnish military
trucks In great numbers, together with
sufficient operators and guards. The
policy of the Government. however. is to
see to II that the train service is kept
going. @,'r
Hope to stop Outbreaks.
The Attorney General issued instruc-
tions to all United States Marshals in
the dLsaffected areas that they were
primarily responsible for the uninter-
rupted carriage of the mails In their
districts and that they were to swear in
as many deputies as were necessary to
cope with disturbances.
1t is the hope of the Attorney-General
that this action will prevent outbreaks
on large scale and enable the restora-
ton of service without resort TO use of
the military forces. The next twenty
four hours, however, should show
whether the more drastic course is
necessary.
There is an element in the situation
outside the striking shopmen which is
causing some degree of worry. 1T is
the possibility that sympathizers with
the shopcraft among the engineers and
others may play into the hands of the
striking unions. The success of the
Government in meeting. the crisis de-
pends to some extent, it is realized, on
the loyalty of the Big Four" -
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
DRY RAIDERS KILL A MAN.

BELLEvILLE, ILL.,, July 10--Chief Pro
hibition Enforcement Agent C. +. Shor,
OF, the East ST. Louis district and slim
Farmer, one Of his deputies. were shot
and seriously wounded late to-day while
attempting to raid homo here.
John Rinnberg, owner of the home
barricaded himself. but was shot and
killed by the agents.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
NORFOLK q WESTERN
STRIKE AUTHORIZED
Clerks, Station Men, Freight
Handlers May Quit.

ROANOKE, Va, July 10.--Sanction to
call general strike of the Brotherhood
and Western Railway was given to-
and Freight Handlers or the Norfolk
of Railway Clerks. Station Employees
night by Il. ~ Fitzgerald. president of
the brotherhood. in a telegram to Rich
ard r. Dec. grand vice-president. c. B.
Lane, general chairman OF the organiza-
tion on the Norfolk and Western, issued
q strike order EFFECTIVE Tuesday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. v,
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
Tall Spoons Glistening
THROUGH Tall Glasses

The glasses filled almost to the
brim with pure, sparkling Ice.
Their steaming fragrant. coffee
is poured and from a shining
silver shell-whipped cream is
piled like SNOWFALL atop the
frosted glass. This is the way
you have your iced-coffee at
one of The Avenues most
famous hotels.
Cotcesand tea to be full-fiapored, fra
grant and delicious must be FRESHLY
made. Ice to be pure must be made
from filtered ,cdter and frozen in sani-
tdry containers, as Knickerbocker Ice is
n,dde and frozen. sa
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
ESCAPE IN WRECK

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. July 10.-Fifty
passengers escaped without injury to-
day when Baltimore and Ohio passenger
train No. 81 from Parkersburg 70 Ports
mouth was derailed three miles east OF
Sciotoville. The baggage car and smoker
turned over Engineer Fred Moore was
slightly cut about the head.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
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LONG ISLAND RAIL
STRIKERS IN REVOLT
Demand Showdown by Leaders
as Promised Tieup of Power
House Fails.

From conflicting 'ofiicial' statements
in the railroad shopmen's strike one
outstanding fact yesterday seemed to be
that some Of the skilled mechanics on
the Long Island road at--least. were
getting restive under the postponed but
promised tieup OF that road. There
was a conference between members of
the central strike committee and some
of the senior mechanics on the Long
Island, whose sympathies so far have
been with the strikers. at strike head
quarters Vn Long Island City yesterday
afternoon. The mechanics demanded 4
showdown. They had read OF promises
Of tieup OF the roads power plant
but found that the trains are still rum
ming. They wanted to know what. is
what and gave the leaders until to-
night to furnish the information The
alternative is said to have been a threat
to take the matter. as far as the Long
Island is concerned, into their own
hands. The strikers refused to say ex-
actiy what they meant. but the whis-
pered gossip was that Tomorrow would
see dcvelopments-either general re-
turn to work or an abandonment. Of the
strike. Picketing continued at the
yards of the Long Island. but the man
agement announced yesterday that 1t
had all the laborers required to meet the
situation.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11

PRIcI-s realized on Swift 4 Company sales
OF ,nf1 ass beef In New York City for
week .hains Saturday. July 3, on shipments
sold out. ranged from ii.00 cents to 1900
cents per pound nnd averaged 1870 cents
per pounds-Advs " ---.---ll---- -.-. y
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
what the Operators Say.

The operators upon adjournment. two
hours later. made. this statement: its
THE bituminous coal operators will
give the Presidents proposal the fullest
and most careful consideration.
THE operators at the conference here.
from the bituminous fields not now pro-
ducing coal. already had made every
effort to cooperate with the spirit of
the Presidents appeal as made by him
on the first day Of the conference. To
this end they had offered a complete
plan of arbitration at the hands Of the
President.
I'VE propose that a committee of
operators and miners should be charged
with the grouping of districts where
possible and mutually agreeable: that
a board of arbitration be set up by the
President In each district or group Of
districts and to insure a speedy resump-
tion of work. that these boards should
report on or before August l. 1872, and.
Z furthermore. that board be appointed
by the President to study the funda-
mental problems of the bituminous coal
industry and to make recommendations
to the President for their solution.
I'VE felt that our proposal offered the
speediest solution of the whole question.
"SInce our reception here by the
President we have held five meetings
cused many times ourselves in an ear
nest effort 20 find way to establish
basis for conferences for the purpose
of making wage and working agrec-
ments. The offer which we made and
which was summarily rejected Is eyi-
dence enough that our attitude has not
been inflexible and that we have not
been unmindSul of the fact that the
welfare of che nation demands that the
L. - - - H.. A.
date"
And there the matter rests.
Conferences TO BE Held.
Informal conferences will be held by
both sides during the week. The opor-
ators expect to make a formal accept
ance or some form OF moral action upon
the Presidents proposal in day or
two.
Representatives of the union men
will engage in Informal discussions. but
they cannot act before next Saturday.
Prcsideat Harding expects to spend
the next week end at White Sulphur
Springs. The deadlock may Interfere
with his plans.
Senators Kellogg (Minn). Townsend
(Mich.) and Lenroot (wis.) conferred
with the President this afternoon con-
cernins the danger, Of coal famine in
.hc Northwest.
They pointed out to the President that
II the Federal officials waited till the
coal strike was settled, Judging from
the status of the case at present, great
suffering would befall the people OF the
Northwest this winter for lack Of fuel.
The President; was told that all the
coal which goes into large regions OF
the Northwest must be transported over
the Great Lakes and those bodies freeze
early In the winter and are not navisa-
BILE Uniees coal shipments are started
for that section at once, the Senators
eaid. enough fuel could not be sent TO
EncsVthe actual needs this winter.
The New York herald., 1922-07-11
Jersey Plant Moves.

CURED that was said to be a direct re-
suit of attempted interference by Jersey
City officials with efforts of the Erie to
keep its trains moving by housing emer-
gency employees in temporary quarters.
It was announced yesterday by j. j.
Mantell. regional manager OF the Erie,
that the company had closed contract
with the Paterson works Of the American
Locomotive Company to rebuild twenty
five engines a month for six months at
least. This will throw idle approximately
$500 men now employed in the city
limits and Eleventh street shops Of the
Erie In Jersey City.
"I doubt IL it will be necessary for us
to reopen the Eleventh street shops" Mr..
Mantell said last night. The Paterson
contract is favorable one and will more
than take care of the Jersey City re-
quirements.". Mr.. Mantell added that he
had received several attractive bids from
Canada for location of car shops for the
Erie.
The central strike committee plans to
concentrate it's efforts on Jersey City
tomorrow night when big mass meet
ing will be held with parades to the
Fourth Regiment Armory at Bergen ave-
nue. and Mercer street. Mayor Frank
Hague and John j. Dowd. chairman Of
the strike committee will address the
meeting and efforts are being made to
have Bert NJ. Jewell. head OF the shop
crafts organization and directing head
of the strikers, here from Chicago.
Protest Dunellen Wreck.
The central committee last night sent
the following telegram to Gov. Edwards
OF New Jersey:
ION behalf OF the striking shopcraft
workers and the travelling public we
beg to call your attention to the wreck
which took place on the Central Rail-
road OF New Jersey at Duneilen last
night Newspaper reports state this
wreck was caused by a broken wheel
II this rs true II was due to careless in
spectlon at the Jersey City terminal
Such a condition Is a menace to prop
erty carried on freight trains as well as
to the lives of train crews and passen-
gers travelling on the road. We urge
you to make a prompt investigation by
appropriate State authorities"
The railroad executives who met with
President Boree OF the Delaware and
Hudson yesterday said that no action
different from what is being taken Is
contemplated by the roads and that none
was required. Most of the roads re-
ported on hand N supply of coal suffi-
cient to meet all immediate needs.
One report from strike headquarters
and which could not be verified last
night was that there would be further
cancellations OF commuters trains on
the Lackawanna. the Jersey Central and
other roads to-day or tomorrow. A
score or more trains were discontinued
yesterday on the Erie. Five were on
the New Jersey division.
Another unconfirmed report was that
the employees OF the American Locomo-
tive Works at Dunkirk had voted to
strike IL the company did not quit maxi
ing repairs for the New York Central
J. n. Vance OF the New York Central
employees federation was authority for
the report
Communists injected themselves into
the local situation yesterday when srevo-
lutionary circulars were distributed
among the strikers.