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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
GRAND JURY COERCED,
CLAIMS 4LLEN
In Asking That Indictment for Lar
ceny Against Him Be
Dismissed

Boston. Feb. s.--Charges s. that the
grand jury, which recently Indicted
Attorney General J. Weston Allen for
larceny Of sl55, had been coerced by
District Attorney Joseph G. Pelletier,
were made by counsel for Mr.. Allen to-
dav in a plea Of abatement, asking
that the indictment be dismissed,
The plea. offered before Judge Fes-
sender in the superior court, was ad-
mitted IN place of previous plea Of
not guilty after Jeremiah A. Desmond,
foreman of the grand Jury. had testi-
fed that Pelletier and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney f. NJ. J. Sheensn were
in the grand jury room when the Al
len case was considered. The attor-
ney general. few weeks ago, finished
prosecution Of the district attorney on
charges OF misconduct.
Desmond testified that after wit
nesses had been examined he heard
Pclletier say that Il was a "elear case
of larceny II ever he had seen one.
He also quoted the district attorney
as saving that the position of the man
made no difference in question Of in
dictment.
Desmond said the grand jury first
voted mo bill" but later one OF the
Jurors suggested that another vote be
taken. This was done. he said, at a
time when neither the district attorney
or Sheenan was in the room and the
Indictment was voted. We alleged
larceny was involved in Attorney Gen
eral Aliens relations with client
several years ago
Under cross examination Desmond
said neither PelIetier nor his assist
ant had done anything In the Allen
case in regard 70 voting. that they had
not done in other cases. Nothing was
said a. to how the jurors should vote,
he testified. adding that his own vote
was not Influenced by anything Pelle-
tier said.
After admitting the plea Judge Fes-
senden suggested that the question Of
the regularity Of the Indictment be
tried by a jury. Assistant District
Attorney Lyons favored this proce-
durc and Mr Parker opposed il. Court
was then adjourned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

The w. c. T. L. VIII meet at the
Community house tomorrow afternoon
instead Of Friday TO sew.
The Barre Spiritualist society will
hold special services next Sunday, Linz
coins birthday. Rev. Odessa c. Cham
plain of Boston win assist Rey Efiie
Webster in the lectures and messages.
Afternoon at 2:30 and evening at Z,
All welcome.
About twenty five members of tho
Montpelier lodge of the Knights OF
Pythias. No. 13. visited the Barre lodge
last evening. The work on hand was
the administering of the second degrees
OF the order to the eligible candidates.
A. R. Johnston. deputy internal reve-
nue. collector for this district. viii b.
AZ CITY hall to assist in the filling ont OF
individual income tax returns from
February 20 TO March Is, inclusive. An
agent Of the tax department viii he
al the same place February II and Is
for partnerships and corporations
The funeral Of Mr.. George Maddox
Of Woodbury.. who died at the Barre
CITY hospital Monday evening. follow
ing a serious operation, will be held
from the NJ. +. church in Woodbury.
Thurslsy at p. m. with interment in
the village cemetery. Katie tAlessicrl
Maddox was born in Enosburg, April
10. ls00. the daughter Of Isaac and
Anna lJohnsonl Nessicr. At an early
age she came 10 Woodbury. to reside
and the remainder OF her life was
passed IN that town. where her loving
disposition and kindly ways won her
large circle Of warm friends. who
mourn her untimcly death She was
married in August. 1911. to George
Maddox. who survives her with two
cons. Arthur. aged eight ycars. and
Merritt. aced three years. She j. aiso
survived by her mother. Mrs. Anna
Carr. ard two sisters. Mrs. Harry Holt
aud AIRS. Prank Clark, az OF Barre.
I Mr. Maddox vas . devoted wife and
mother and ths symrathy q AT i a.
tended to Der family in their great be-
reaxemeut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
NAN TEACHER WILL
BE DISMISSED
Lewis B. Coombs Is Alleged to Have
Struck Girl More Than a Hundred
Times.

Grovelsnd, Mass, Feb. s.-Stanley
P. Ladd. chairman Of the school board,
to xsy announced that after an in
vestieation Of the fogging Of Constance
Peppin, l2-year-old pupil, 1t had been
decided to dismiss Lewis b. Coonibs, a
teacher. The, Peppin girl and her SIS
Ter have said Constance was struck
more than 100 times by Coombs while
another teacher held her.
The statement adds that Miss Ruth
Sargent. principal Of the school, would
not be dismissed because, although she
consented to the punishment and TO a
certain extent shared in the response
bilitv, she did not strike the child.
The children charged that Coombs
used strap on Constance, She showed
swollen hands 90 support her story.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
TEN OF MEN HAD
BEEN TAKEN OFF
AT NOONTIME
The Guardsmen Worked
All Night to Get a Line
Aboard the Stranded
Vessel, Which Had Been
Driven Across Both the
Outer and Inner Bars

Highland Light, Mass, Feb. -
Coast guardsmen Of the Peaked hill
and Race point stations fought high
winds and heavy seas to-day in taking
off the crew Of the Furness line freight
er ThiStlemore, which piled up on
Peaked hill bars last night. At noon
ten of the Al men had been rescued
in breeches buoy. The gale had d.
ninished to 81 miles, but the breakers
were still pounding high and the coast
cuardsmen feared it would be night
fall before the last man was brought
ashore.
Captain Oracle Of the Peaked hill
station and Capt Collins OF the Race
point station, worked all night IN Ell
forts to get line aboard the strand
ed vessel. which had crossed both the
inner and outer bars.
The Thistlemore left Boston yester-
day for New York to finish unloading
cargo of freight from Liverpool. She
registers ALAG tons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
Average Cut Of Six Per
Cent Affects 400 Next
Pay Day
AGREEMENT WADE
AT A CO. -4RENCE
All Cles .Along the Line
included in the
Move

st. Albans, Feb s.-A wage reduc-
tion, which win average about SIX per
cent, will take effect on about 400
clerks in the employ of the Central Yer
mont railway ON the next pay day. The
cut was agreed to at conference q
the officials of the clerks union with
the officials Of the railroad.
The agreement was between the
parties interested in preference to re-
ferring the matter 20 the United States
Railway Labor board. The clerks re-
ceived cut Of II IL per cent on July
| Of last year. During the last three
years the Increase averaged about so
per cent.
All clerks in the employ Of the rail
road are affected from Montreal TO
New London and all branch lines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
LITTLE arLur in VERMONT.
State Board of Health Reports Only
Nine Cases.

Scarlet fever was by far the most
threatening communicable disease ~
Vermont during the month OF Jaiiu-
ary, according to pr. G. i. Dalton, see,
retary Of the Vermont state board ol
health, who has just completed ms re-
port for the month just passed. Al
though 22l eases OF the disease were
reported during the month, gain Of
30 over the month Of December, most
Of the cases were mild in form and
very few resulted fatally. In only two
places in the state, Waterbury and
Fairfax. were the schools closed on ac-
count Of the disease and this was more
as a preventive measure than because
of serious danger. On the whole, the
disease has been kept under very good
control.
This seems to be a period when scar
let fever hourishes, as it has got start
ed in several states during the past
few months and has caused consider
able anxiety in New. York and IN
some of the New England states.
In Vermont, Chittenden county re-.
ported the largest number OF cases Of
scarlet fever for the month Of Ianu.
arv. al ont Of the 22l in the state be-
ing reported from this county. "
the Al, there were ~ in Burlington
six in Colchester, four in Essex, two
in Richmond and one each in Milton
Jericho and Underhill. Washington
couty had 3S cases, of which II were
in Barre Town and six in Barre Ciiy
Rutland county reported 32 cases, witi
l3 of these in Brandon. There we're
"a cases in Franklin county, and ~
in Orleans County, but these cases we're
pretty we'll scattered, except for FAIR
fax. which had l3 cases.
In spite of threats OF an inhasnza
epidemic, which have come from New
York state. Vermont has been practi'
callv free from this dread disease thus
far this winter, only an occasional
case being reported, and few OF these
being followed by pneumonia. 0nls
30 cases Of pneumonia, small mum
ber for this time OF year, were report
ed in the state during the month Nol
more than seven Of these cases wsr'
in any one county, Washington cnun
ty having two cases each, in Marsh
field. Warren ana Waterbury, and ent
ease in Montpelier. Three cases were
reported from Chittendpn county, en-
each in Burlington, Milton and kich
mond. Only nine cases Of straight ~
tiuenza were reported in the state, ny
Of these being in Newport Town an'
the rest well scattered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
BETHEL

Mr.. and Airs. w. W. Wilmot of
White River Junction. former resi-
dents. are visiting their daughter, AIRS
w. V IAwless.
Mrs. Eliza r. Miller was IN White
River Junction Monday TO attend a
Congregational church conference
Arvin Carr. who was operated on siA
weeks ago for gall stones. append
eitis md hernia at the hospital IN
Hanover, n. H.. now has recovered 50
far az to be ready TO return home His
wife and children meanwhile have been
at her old home in Calais.
The A. l.. minstrels. who performed
so successfully here and at South Roy
alton. have dates for a concert at East
Bethel February ID and Rochester Feb
ruary Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. n. Arnold are NOV
ing back TO their farm from their vii
lage home.
Miss Eunice Chandler Of Wellesley
Hills. Mass. is visiting Mrs. Paul +,
Wilson. She returned recently from
France. where she was engaged in re-
habilitation work for the American
Red Cross.
A son was born January y 10 MT
and Mrs Luigi Riviezzo.
A son. weighing ten pounds, was
born February TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur r. Newell.
Miss Eunice Byam of Pittsfeld. aged
So years formerly nearly a lifelong
resident Of this town. became violently
insane few hours after being brought
to the sanatorium for treatment fol
physical disorders. and was adjudged
insane and accompanied TO the state
hospital in Waterbury yesterday by
Deputy Sheriff Paul +. Wilson.
r. II. Holland has moved from Roch
ester into Mrs. Bertha Hartwell's tene
ment.
Mrs. Daniel Davis OF Randolph Wis
tied her sisfer-in-law. Mrs. Henry Da
Wis. yesterday for the first time IN
eight years. though the ladies live IL
adjoining towns and are on excellent
terms.
Mrs. Edith Davis IL nursing in th'
family ofaA. r. Newell.
The Bethel Printing company y
working a force Of FIVE persons night
and day. getting out town reports fol
surrounding towns and for this town
The towns thus served are Rochester
Hancock. Sharon. Barnard. Stockhridel
and Granville.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
WHITIlNG & SON ACCEPT
COOPERATION OFFER
And New England Milk Producers As
sociation Had Already Accepted
the Offer of Membership.

Boston, Feb. S.--The offer Of the
governors OF Maine, New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, and Vermont 70 co.
operate in a settlement Of the differ
ences between the New England Milk
Producers association and a large Bos-
ton discriminating Hrm I'd. Whiting &
sons was accepted by the firm last
night. The association announced its
acceptance of the offer Monday night.
Members OF the association have been
withholding milk from the firm for
weeks because of its refusal TO bury on
terms drawn up by the associations
sales committee and accepted by other
distributors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
MAKE roorHBRusHEs IN VT.
ST. JOhnsbury and Barre Men Are In
corporators.

Articles Of association have been
flcd with the secretary Of state BY the
Fountain Toothbrush corporation of
=. Johnsbury. which viii engage in
the manufacture and sale of Fountain
toothbrusiies. brushes of other kinds.
dental supplies. toilet preparations and
will engage in other business of like
character.
The authorized amount Of capital
.fock i $4,000. of which 2.5o0 shares
are common At SO per share par value.
and 2.spo are six per cent cumulative
uon-sofiug preferred at the same par
valur. TIE incorpurafors arr J. y.
RarAand Of ST. Jofnsbury. Dr.. NJ a.
Nearhcr of Barre and A l. Iachancc
of ~. Iohnshury.
amrrioan Building. Inc. 81 Braitie.
horo j. % is-le 500 worth q stosk
for cash. being six shares ~ q par
valve 81 slo1 each. Tne carccru sil'
40 is-rr 20 -harcs at 500 each fa-
the real estate kns~n a.. The Amasiosa q
Ruii5nr property 81 Main street IN
Bla-t 1sro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
GEORGE R. BLAKE.
Resident of Barre Thirty Years Passed
Away Last Night,

George r. Blake. a resident of Barre
for the past thirty years, passed quiet
III away at his hcme on Liberty street
last night He had not been well since
he contracted influenza two years AGO,
but has only been confined to his home
for the past year.
Mr.. Blake was a native Of Aberdeen,
Scotland. the third son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dcnala Blake. He came to this
country when young man to enter
the granite industry in Barre. and was
the Oldest surface cutter, IN regard to
wears OF service. in the city. The de-
ceased was well known among business
men OF the city and was affiliated with
several orders. He has held offices in
the Masonic council, Granite lodge, No.
50. Il. a A. NJ, Granite chapter, Ne. %,
n A. NJ, ST. Aidemar eommandery
and Arab Patrol Of Ait. Sinai temple.
He is survived by his wife.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed and viii be announced later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
UNION PICKET
DIED in RIOT
And a Number of Other
Persons Injured at York
vile, Ohio
FIGHT BROKE OUT
AT STEEL PLANT
Operations Had Been Re-
sumed After Shut Down
Last July

Yorkyille, o.. Feb. Sat least one
man was killed and number of 9th
ers injured in 4 hght this morning at
the plant of the Wheeling Steel cor
poration here. The plant resumed op-
erationss yesterday after being shut
down since last July when the COM
pany and the Amalgamated Associa-
tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
were unable to reach an agreement
The dead man, Elmer Cox, Of Tiiton-
vile. was said to have been on duty
as a union picket when the shooting
occurred AT the mill were q number
deputy sheriffs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
TALK or THE TOWN

Word has been reccivcd Of the death
of Mrs. Emma Smith Davenport. wife
81 Rev. W. r Davenport. supcrintrnd-
cnt Of the -. Ailans district of the
Vermont Methodist conference and for
rrcr pastor of Holding A. T. church in
Barre. Mr. Davenport died suddenly
Nondav night 81 the home ~ her
daughter. Mr. Jchn T. Cole oi Platte
hs-rc. y. y. Although -hc Rad been I'D
for nearly tive years. Airs. Dasenpcri
.raa supposed e. be somewhat im-
proved III bate. The fudV j. O. b. .sker
Il Surirrfril. where Ecr Ar Dsrcn-
u.erf he'd tis iast rasfarate tfiorc 49,
srminr supervision " ths - Aihsu.
ri.sr,st. ard tre irlefsl ui le htii
THURSDAY afternoon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Curtis Cram of Lincoln was Aged 81
Years.

Lincoln. Feb. S.-Curtis Cram, Al
wears Of axe. living with his three
children in the north rsri Of the town.
vas found dead in bed yesterday BY
his vounrcst son. Winfred. who On
~akine ai,out s.3o. failed 10 arouse his
father with rhosn he slept. Nr. trssn' :
aifr Eicd sifh nfurnsa three years
nro next Maria. ~ince Der death. Nr.
Cram has -arried On his farm snd made
home for his three ehihiren. Julius.
aesi 3 year.. Anuabeile. "a. snd Vim
srei. ) yoars
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
MOTORISTS ARE PRoDDED.
Should Apply for Registration Now II
They Want Prompt Service.

The Vermont secretary OF state To-
dav made the following statement Tor
the benefit Of whom it may concern'
ON February first, l0,035 persons had
procured their 1922 registrations and
il7O5 had obtained operators or ehauf
fe,,rs licenses. There are still approx
matelv 2sOOO cars unregistered and
Is 600 operators and chaifeurs licenses
ia he granted. Progress is being made
al the present rate of about 90 resgis-
tration and go licenses per day, and nm
loss more activity is shown on the part
of applicants. this viii be The ratae
until about the first of April.
The great bulk of outstanding ap-
plications viii reach this Office between
the first of April and the fifteenth OF
Nav. Hence. il win be seen that dur
ing that period, in order to give prompt
service. the department must handle
an average OF 1900 registrations and
licenses per working day. Plans are
heing perfected TO handle this great
rush OF business with little delay, but
no assurance can be given. and the wise
car owner is the one who gets busy
forthwith.
when the rush is on many persons
telephone each day for permission to
drive before the receipt Of plates OF
license. No permission TO violate the
law can be given; therefore, all snch
requests are refused and persons taking
chances do SO at their own risk.
ssThe department is at the service
Of the motoring public and every effort
consistent with good business viii be
made 70 act promptly whatever the
situation may be. hut the impossible
cannot he performed
can application forwarded now can
l. attended 10 promptly. bat an ap-
plication MAILED between April hrst
aud May fifteenth. win Be handled in its
turn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
BANGOR & AROOSTOOK
CUT CARLOAD RATES
On Potatoes, Apples and Hay Effective
April l.

Bangor. Maine, Feb. s.. The Bangor
and Aroostook railroad to-day an
nounced ten per cent reduction IN
freight rates on potatoes, apples and
hay in carload lots effective April 1.
Tile reduction win apply only TO ship
ments originating on the Bangor and
AroostoulS and destined TO other sta
tions on the same or connecting roads
and viii terminate June 80. the date
when the ten per cent reduction by
other roads expires.
In announcing the reduction, Presi
dent Todd stated that the tremendous
increase in state, municipal and federal
taxes was the main reason why the re-
duction could not become effective
prior to April |. Figures were given
showing that the total tax for this
year win be over 100000 greater than
that paid in 1917.
Announcement was also made today
Of reduction in demurrage rates on
empty cars to Sl.50 a day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED.
In Two Cases in Vermont Supreme
Court.

In the Chittendcn county cases
Amrile Monxuer -. q. r. Lowell and
a Zieu A Co. ~ I Cohen. both com.
trars caaes. Judgment Was affirmed IN
Vermont supreme ccurt today. Judg-
,,.rt uas ai.o affirmed IN the Benning.
t,n raurfv 6ase. in The Vermont crrn-
uarv -. Arthur ,. Merchant - Al. fhs
rnrklin county case of Alfyandei
s.o,.~ - Central Vermont railway
company vas hczri a. vas the Ors1gs
.aa.srr rasr II Bondi BrCthcrs rs Hot.
i1oak Groory comrany- Boih 60,
trrf alsHs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
POLICE STILL BELIEVE
M4NY LIVES LOST
They Are Searching Ruins Of Lexing-
ton Hotel in Rich
mond, Va.

Richmond. Va, Feb. s.-Police, after
an alI-day and all night search of the
ruins of the Lexington hotel. de-
stroved early yesterday by fire. with
the known loss OF three lives and in
iuries % twent y eight others ex-
pressed the belief to-day that the bod
les of from fifteen 70 twenty persons
NAV vet be buried under the debris.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08

HAVING heen asked g. state ny fo-i-
tiou REGARDING another term a. siaer-
man. I hare decided - enter the he.d
far the n rsination ard q houcrcd VIA
: rr-eictttar afl a. ny hz-t % serte
trr citizens q Huri siN
d. 4. MrCarths.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08

sIrs. 8ransita s.nesuieri 81 Mofris-
vile. sbo aas bcen ri.ifine a. the
home - beg moihsr. Mrl. Ei5har !
Card 81 -arieeni taee. TiuInei G
le7 lrme te lsy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-08
GENOA CONFERENCE
WILL BE POSTPONED
French Government Presents Reasons
For the Request to
Postpone.

London. Feb. s fBy the Associated
Press Official confirmation vas Civ
en- today Of the report that = note
had been received from the French
government making strong representa-
fions for the posfponement for three
/ months of the Genoa economic confer
sucr
The Brifish governments reply has
not YET been formulated
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-03
WOULD PUT FORESTS
 IN INTERIOR DEPT.

Albert Fall, secretary of the in- terior, in a statement made recently in Fl Paso, strongly advocated the placing of the United States forest service under the department of the interior. He declared that only in this way could the various agencies having to do directly or indirectly with the national forests, be co-ordin- ated. He maintained that this plan was strongly indicated as proper by the problems with which cattlemen were confronted in their dealings with the forestry service. He said, in part:
 Permit System Wrong
 "In the issuance of grazing permits, there is a lack of understanding of the needs of the cattlemen. The prin- cipal fees for the maintenance of the forest reservations come from graz ing fees, paid in by cattlemen using range lands within the forests.
 Ranges Not Rested
 "When man gets a grazing priv ilege, under the present rules of the
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-03

area to reseed itself and recover it's growth.
 "That is what should be done in the forest reserves. A man should be leased an amount necessary to graze a certain number of cattle and if he graze the cattle on part of it one year and a part of next year let him do it. Under present regulations of the service, however, a man must have his cattle grazing on the leased ground or he loses his right. Many such bureaucratic and autocratic rules are in force.
 Matter or Taxation
 "These forests pay no taxes to the various states. They give back to each community an amount equal to about 25 per cent of their receipts, to be used on the construction of roads, and in this part of the country most of the fees are from cattlemen who graze their lands on the park do- mains. ".e
 "Why shouldn't these grazing lands and the agricultural lands within these forests be opened to the pub lie, where homesteads would be made and ranches established, and some taxation go back to the state?
 q say let the forestry bureau con serve the timber to the fullest ex- tent, but confine it's work to the con servation of this timber and the pro- lection of the forests from fire and improper cutting. Let other bureaus handle the lands now in forest re- serves that are not timbered or are more valuable for something else.
 There are many questions regard ing the public domain that need re- vision which need not and would not result in exploitation of the property of the people.
 "For instance, the grazing lands of Ethe west. They ought to be bring, ing the government and the states a revenue, where they are not, and the cattlemen using them are entitled to some measure of protection, which they are not getting.
 q am now backing a measure in congress to classify all the public do- main and to lease that which is fit for grazing to the cattlemen at half cent an acre for land where the rainfall is less than ten inches per annum and a cent an acre where it is over ten inches, half the fee to go to the state, half to the federal government.
 Use U. s. Land Without Paying
 At present the public domain is not classified and a cattleman if he can get water, can use the public land without paying for it-but he has no protection from anyone else who wish es to come in and use it, if the other man can sink a we'll and get water. By classifying it and leasing it, the cattlsmaa would have some protec-