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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
JOHN H. GAMBLE.
Resident of Barre for 40 Years Died
Saturday Night.

John H. Gamble passed away Sat
urdav. Dec. l6, at 1880 p. m. at the
home Of his son, Robert j. Gamble.
He, was the son of Malcolm and Mary
Hood Gamble. horn at st. George,
N. b., Oct. l2. 1866. Mr. Gamble came
70 Barre 40 years ago and served his
apprenticeship as granitecutter,
which occupation he followed until five
years ago and then being employed
by the Barre & Chelsea r. r. until his
health failed him Sept. 8, 1921. Death
was due to complication of diseases.
He was married TO Miss Eta Lee
in 1857. He is survived by his wife
and four children--John R.. Robert j.,
Mrs. Charles Colombo Of Barre and
Mrs. Reginald Davis of Brattleboro;
also six grandchildren and a broth
er, Harry NJ. Gamble, and a sister,
Mrs. Kate Bagley Of Gardner, Me.
Mr.. Gamble was a member of the
Modern Woodmen and the G.. c. l. A.
The funeral win be held at the home
Of his son, Robert J. Gamble, at l52
South Main street. Tuesday at ? p.
m. Rev. =. l. Goodspeed viii OH
ciate and burial will be in the fam
ily lot at Williamstown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
BARRE GIRL INJURED.
When Automobile Carrying Her Coli
lided with Street Car.

An automobile, driven by Henry
Desilets of Barre street, Montpelier,
collided with trolley car on the
Barre & Montpelier Traction 4 Power
Co. line near the Emslie greenhouse
last night Miss Madeline Ducharme.
Of Barre, who was riding with DesiYets,
suffered cut over one eye and was
tsken to a doctors Office and then to
her home. Desilets suffered no seri-
GUS injury so far as is known at the
secretary OF states office.
About 500 damage was dom ito the
automobile, the right front fender and
other parts being broken. The fender
ON the trolley car was broken. In
spector Harold OBrien Of the secres
tary of states department has visited
the scene of the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
PISTOL FOUND
IN STOLEN CAR
And Boston Police Seek
Webster Grant OF Tx
bridge, Mass.
AS MAN WHO FLED
IN AUTOMOBILE
Grant Is Wanted in Con-
nection With Murder Of
George A. Willis

Boston, Dec. IS.--Webster Grant o.
Uxbridge, under parole from the state
prison, was sought to-day BY police
who are investigating the murder, on
Friday, of George A. Willis, superin-
tendent of Boston News bureau mes
sengers. Grant was said by Police
Captain Perley A. Skillings to have
been identified as man VINO fled to
Uxbridge in stolen automobile q
few hours after the. hold-up and mur-
der.
The car, in which was found pis-
tol Of the same calibre as that used In
the killing of Willis was trailed al.
most from the scene of the crime to
Roxbnry, then to Uxbridge, where i
was abandoned, Captain Skillings said
Grant is in hiding somewhere be-
tween Uxbridge and Worcester, in the
opinion of the police.
The abandoned car, which has been
claimed by Jacob Shindler of Rox-
bury, was deserted after two young
men had been frightened away in an
attempt TO break into the store Of
Leon Teiga at Uxbridge early satur-
day.
Willis was slain in the plant of the
Boston News bureau in the business
district here, while carrying the week
" payroll of about $3.50, which the
bandits escaped with.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
STORM HELPED OFFICERS
To Make Two Arrests and Seizure of
Alleged Loot.

North Hero. Dec. lS.--Two ice-coated
boats which two men were unable "a
control, with oars that resembled huge
icicles were driven ashore by the gale
which swept Lake Champlain Friday
The storm tossed sailors and their
heavily loaded boats aroused the sus-
picion of Constable Hasen and the men
were arrested and lodged the North
Hero Jail.
They were arraigned before Judge
John Tudhope Saturday morning
charged with robbery and held for trial
in county court with bail fixed at $500
each which they were unable to furnish.
They were committed to Jail and prob
ably will later be taken to Burlington
Jail for safe keeping.
The men gave the names OF George
Burnham, aged 10, and Fred Burnham,
aged %, respectively. The boats were
heavily loaded with camping material,
canned goods and supplies usually
stored BY campers and il is charged
that the men obtained the stuff from
seven camps which have been broken
into recentlyAat Malletts bay, Grand
Isle and the adjacent region. II re-
quired two automobiles TO carry away
the boats cargo. In one of the boats
four loaded guns were found.
The camps Of II. J. Parker and w. H.
Papin, directly opposite Camp Abnaki,
have been entered and IL Is thought
that some of the seized material came
from them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
W'IlVOOSKI NAN
NEARLY DECAPITATED
Ferdina Piche, World War Veteran,
Killed BY Central Vermont En-
gine, 1t Is Believed.

Winooski. Dec. lS.--Ferdina Pichel
aged 80 years, son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
1heophile Piche Of "a Hickok street,
was struck and killed BY an engine
early Sunday morning in the Central
Vermont freight yards, The accident
happened about l;45 a. M, when this
freight train came up from Burning
ton and shifted some freight cars on
to the siding of the freight yard.
After shifting the cars the engine
backed and came up the track on the
main line. The. engine was in charge
OF Il. /. Day as engineer, Ernest Pratt
as fireman, and H. IT. Walker as train
man. Mr.. Walker, standing on the
step at the rear Of the engine and as
they came up the main line, felt as II
the engine had run over something on
the track.
Upon investigation, it was found
that man had been run over and had
been dragged about eight or ten feet
before the engine stopped. His head
was practically severed from the
body as was the left arm, and on his
IDFeHfdu WAS kdSi diiu a Dos4 nAotoS
Chief of Police Barber, who looked
carefully into the matter, finally de-
cided that Mr.. Piche either fell and
could not get up he had lain down
on the track, with his head on the
north rail. As far as the police could
see there had been no foul play as he
had his watch and money, besides sew
eral articles.
The remains were taken to the un-
dertaking rooms of A. b. Lavigne on
East Allen street, where an autopsy
was made yesterday morning by Drs.
Whitney and Rayey. The body was
taken yesterday afternoon from the
undertaking rooms to his home on
Hickok street. Ferdina Piehe was born
in Pourtneuf, p. O., and has been q
resident Of this city for the past ! I
years. He was member Of the old
company G and was in France for
some time and also was in the trenches
where he was gassed. While serving
in the trenches he was wounded and
was reported as still having a piece
Of shell in one of his legs. He is sur
viyed by his parents; three brothers,
yaledore and Albert Piche Of this city
and Alphonse of Pittsfield, Mass, and
bv four sisters, Mrs. Lena Benoit, Mrs.
Clodie Myers, Mrs. Rose Delisle and
Miss Cecile Piche, all Of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
NINE MORE
RESCUED AFTER
HARD BATTLE
Most of Them We're Re-
covering To-day After
a Terrible Experience
in Gale Which Swept the
Lake-Search for the 27
Being Continued

sault Ste aFsrie, Mich, Dec. ls,
The tug Grey, searching for the ~
persons missingS pee the tug Reliance
crashed on the rol(ks off Lizard Island
last Wednesday, reached the scene OF
the wreck this morning and found two
overturned and battered hfeboats but
no sign Of the missing persons.
Word of the Grey's arrival at the
wreck scene was received by wireless
from the tug which added only that
the temperature was 10 below zero
Seven survivors of the wreck, which
occurred when the storm driven Re
lance. owned by the Superior Paper
company, stripped hers wheel on the
rocks. were recovering here to-day
y{om exposure, after having been driv-
en- in a small life boat to the Canadian
mainland. Two others, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Harten, cooks, were reported IN
! serious condition at railway sta
ton of the Algoma Central railroad
Included amongg the missing Is Cap
tain d. A. Williams, master Of the Re-
lance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
BANDITS STOLE 100000
FRONT OF DENVER MINT
They Shot Federal Reserve Bank Guard
Probably Fatally-Guards Inside
Bank Fired in Vain.

Denver, Col. Dec. ls.--Three ban
dts to-day shot and probably fatal
ly wounded William Havener, fed
eral reserve bank guard, and escaped
with about 100000 in gold. which was
being loaded on to federal reserve
truck in front Of the Denver mint.
The funds were being transferred
from the mint to the local federal re-
serve bank
The robbers seized the gold and
sprang into large automobile. As
their car sped away armed government
guards inside the mint building fired
from the windows of the mint at the
robbers. The entire Denver police
force quickly was called into action in
an effort TO apprehend the robbers.
The robbery occurred at l0:40
O'Clock, few minutes after the gov
ernment employees had begun to load
the gold into the federal reserve truck.
While the loading was in progress
an automobile drew up in front of
the mint building. Three masked rob-
bers sprang from IT. Before the gov
ernment en~loyes knew what had hap
pened, the bandits opened fire from
high powered rifles.
Havenor fell at the first fusillade.
The government employees returned
the fire, but the robbers acted quickly.
sprang TO the motor truck, grabbed
the bags of gold and escaped. While
the robbery was going on, according
TO witnesses, second automobile
touring car, loaded with masked men,
armed with shot guns and rifles, stood
20 feet from the bandit car apparently
ready to give aid should the bandits
need assistance.
Sheriffs in nearby counties were
quickly notified by the police in an ef-
fort to apprehend the robbers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
SOlHERVILLE BANDIT
ARRATCNED TO-DAY
But Two Companions of Alexander ].
Macdonald Have Not
Been Caught.

Somerville. Mass. Dec. ls.-Alexan-
der J. Macdonald Of Gloucester. one of
three bandits who held up % employees
of the New England Baking company
at gun point Saturday night, while
they took 81 100 and fed. pleaded gull
" TO a charge of robbery to-day. He
was held in $4,000 bonds. MacDon-
AIDS two companions have not as yet
been apprehended.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
BATTERED LIFEBOATS
BUT NO SIGN or THE 27
PEOPLE LOST IN WRECK
reached Sault Ste Marie, they found
some Indian cabin in which to recuper-
ate.
81 BELOW IN MONTANA.
And Chicago Had Below Zero Weather
for the First Time.

Chicago, Dec. ls,-Temperatures
lower than any previously re-
ported this winter in the north
west upper lake region, great
central valleys, middle and west gull
states and the southern Rocky Noun
tain region were recorded last night
and to-day as another cold wave
spread over the greater portion of the
United States west of the Appalachian
mountains. The mercury in Chicago
went below zero for the first time this
sevson. 1t was one below here early
to-day.
The weather bureau reported the cold
wave has general southeasternerly
trend across the middle states and
would be followed by slowly rising
to-day.
Havre, Mont, last night was gripped
by 81 below weather. Other towns in
the northwest registered readings OF
A to 2S degrees below zero.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
CIGARET STUB
| STARTED FIRE
Which Threatened Prop
erty at Corner of Main
and Pearl Streets
FLAMES SPREAD
INTO PARTITIONS
Damage Slight But the
Chances For Big Loss
Were Many

A burning cigaret stub is thought to
have been the cause of q fire which
broke out in the rear of the building
on the corner Of North Main and Pearl
streets at OPS this morning and which
for time was hreatening.
Smoke was first noticed issuing from
the building by Charles yancour who
operates a tailor shop on the Pearl
street side of the building. He notified
Ira Houston Of the Bell & Houston
Jewelry store, which is in the same
building, and call was put in to tho
fire station by phone After seeing the
dense volume of smoke in the upper
story, Chief Heney took no chances
with the blaze and ordered general
alarm sounded from box q on Depot
square, to which the remainder of the
equipment and several call men re-
sponded
After opening all Of the top floor
windows, the smoke was traced to one
of the rear rooms of the building and
a small blaze was discovered in one
corner. Chemical was applied to the
spot but still the smoke came and, as
a safety measure, the floor and walls
were torn open. 1t was found that
the flames were creeping through both
the floor and wall partitions and it
was job which took considerable time
TO remove the burning rubbish from the
old-fashioned partitions. Owing to the
fact that the fire was discovered quick
ly no great damage was done.
The building was recently taken over
by the Famous Players Lasky corpora
tion, which controls the local theatres,
and it was insured with New York in
surance concerns. The block is occupied
on the lower floor by the Vancour Tail
or shop. Bell & Houston's Jewelry
store, Miers barber shop and the Gal
lagher shoe shining parlors. The up
per floor Of the building had been nm
tenanted since the ArioIi store was
moved out, but the two back rooms,
one of which was the seat Of the fire,
had been rented to some young men
last week as a club room and was so
fitted up with card table, deal table
and number of chairs. 1t had been
used during the past few days and
Chief Heney stated that the fire was
probably caused by the tossing aside
Of cigaret by some young nan who had
been using the rooms yesterday or this
morning.
Manager A. B. Carter of the Park
theatre, who has charge of the build
ing, estimated the damage as being
slight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
CREEK STEAMER MELP0
DISABLED AND HELPLESS
Steamer George Washington in Com
municstion with Melpo, But Can
not Decipher Messages.

Boston. Dec. ls.-Radio messages
received to-day said that the Greek
steamer Melpo, bound for this port
from Immingham. was in need Of as
sistance, with her steering gear dis
abled The messages came from the
steamer George Washington, which
was in communication with the ship.
Her position was given as latitude
40 north. longitude $3.50 west or
about 1900 miles east Of st. Johns,
y. F.
later word from the George Wash
ington was that the Melpo was broad
casting messages in the Greek tongue.
There was no one on board the Wash
ington who was able to decipher these.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
400 QUARTS IN AUTOMOBILE
Driver and His Cargo Seized at Fletch.
er.

st. Albans. Dec. ls.-Prohibition
Agent James Kelley and United States
Customs Deputy Arthur c. Mullen Of
Franklin stopped a Peerless touring
car at Fletcher station at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and found in IL
400 quarts of Canadian whiskey. The
car and its cargo were seized. The
driver, who gave his name as Jock
Hanson. Of Albany. n. Y. was arrest
ed and brought TO this city and lodged
in Franklin county jail He win be
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Charles d. Watson.
The car bore a Vermont registration
plate. said 70 have been issued 70 a
Rutland man
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
HAD MARROW ESCAPE.
Dr.. Thomas +. Gariand's Auto Coilided
with Train.

White River Junction, Dec. ls.--Dr.
Thomas r. Garland escaped injury here
Saturday morning when the automo-
bile in which he was driving was
wrecked in a collision with an engine
on the Central Vermont railroad at
Hartford crossing.
The doctor was on his way TO the
home of patient. he says that the
bell signal at the crossing was not
ringing and that he did not see nor
hear the approaching locomotive until
II was too late 70 prevent the collision.
DR.. Garland applied his brake, the
motor car skidded on the snow bed
and was struck by the cylinder head Of
the engine.
Following the clearing away Of the
wreckage. the doctor was taken by the
engine crew to the junction. where he
secured another car and continued On
his way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
MRS. WILBUR W. GARFIELD
Died Yesterday at Her Home on South
Main Street.

Mrs. Wilbur W. Garfield passed away
Yesterday morning at her home on
South Main street, death being due TO
anaemis.
Mrs. Garfield was born in this city
in 1896, and was the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Jerry Mccarthy. She hal
been employed for a number Of years
in the local telephone Office and also IN
the once az St Johnsbury. and he sur
wives her, together with one son, Stu
art. She IL also survived BY her moth
or, Mrs. Margaret Mccarthy. and by
three sisters. Mrs. ". = Mitiguy Of
Enosburg Fails: Mrs Eleanor A. Pol.
lard of South Main street, this city;
Mr. George A Brown Of p Maple
Grove street. this city. Mrs. Garfield
had made her home az 2o5 South Main
street for the past two years. moving
70 this city from St. Johnsbury.
The funeral win be heh from ST.
Nonic's Catholic cburch AZ ? q m %
nlci-o~.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
LEFT TO DIE But
LIVES TO ACCUSE
Dan O'Rourke Shot Down
in Herrin Riot Ready
to Testify
is PROTECTED
BY CLOSE GUARD
Was One Of Six Shot Be
fore Herrin Cemetery BY
Members of Mob

Marion, ILL.,, Dec lS. tBy the Asso-
ciated Press Shot down and left to
die ON lonely roadside. Dan O'Rourke
returned to-day to tell his story at
the trial of five men charged with mur-
der in connection with the Herrin riot,
That 0'Rourke, who still bears the
scars left by his injuries, had come
back from the very shadow of the
grave to testify for the prosecution
was announced ! by counsel for the
state at the opening Of court this
morning.
0'Rourke was one of the six men
who, other witnesses have testified,
were shot down before the Herrin city
cemetery after they had been marched
through the town by a singing, ieering
mob.
One witness ha dtold OF seeing the six
dead and desperately wounded men in
the road, three of them still breathing
and all bound together wit ha rope
about their necks. Another told Of
trying to bring drink Of water TO
two of the sufferers and of being
ordered away with curse by one of
the defendants.
According to attorneys for the pres
ecution one Of these men was
O'Rourke and the other was Howard
Hoffman. who died two days later in
the Herrin hospital. 0Rourke was in
Marion to-day under heavy guard and
ii was expected he would be called TO
the stand as soon as possible,
The attorneys for the defense have
asked comparatively few questions Of
the states witnesses in cross examina-
tion. expressing confidence in their
ability to prove an alibi for every one
of the defendants. as announced in
their opening statement TO the jury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
AIRMAN LOST IN STORM.
And Sixteen Planes Start Out I
Search for Henry G.. Bonstra.

Salt Lake City, Dec. ls.-Sixteen air
mail planes took part to-day in the
search for Pilot Henry G. Bonstra, who
left Woodland field here Friday morn
ing for Rock Springs, Wyoming, and
who is believed to have been lost in a
snowstorm somswhsre between this
city and Rock Springs.
Air mail service between Cheyenne
and Salt Lake City was suspended and
every available plane was pressed in
TO service in the search.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
PAID FOR AUTOMOBILE
WITH WORTHLESS CHECK
Is Charge Made Against c. A. and q
o. Cummings--check Was on
a Chelsea Bank,

| Burlington, Dec, l8.-Because gar
age man in st. Johnsbury became sus-
picious when he was asked to buy q
Ford sedan, with temporary number
plates, a man, who gave his name as
c. A. and later as +. 0. Cummings
was detained BY Sheriff w. IL. Worth
en- Saturday and William Bissonette
of the Jarvis Palace garage, Burling-
ton. will recover the Ford, which ne
sold Cummings Friday, taking check
for $3.50 as payment and later found It
to be worthless, he claims.
Cummings, so the story goes, called
at the Jarvis garage Friday and ex-
pressed a desire to purchase q light
closed car, with which to conduct his
business. which he claimed was that OF
cattle deale2. He was informed
that Bissonette had Ford sedan but
that he was then at dinner.
When Bissomette returned he was
asked for demonstration of the car
and gave it to Cummings, who boasted
that he was Il shrewd cattle dealer lie
told OF having purchased a cow for a
comparatively small sum because the
owner desired to sell il immediately.
He then showed what purported 70 be
the stub Of the check, with which ne
had paid for the COW.
Later in the course OF the trade,
Cummings stated that he always did
cash business and never purchased
anything until he had funds with
which to make cash payment. He
told of having a larger car at Cam
bridge, which had broken down and
said that he wanted a lighter one for
the winter months.
Finally. he took the car and paid
Bissonnatte with check for $500 ON a
bank at Chelsea He also instructed
Bissonnette to 20 to Cambridge and
bring the large car TO this city, make
the necessary repairs, and told him ne
would pay cash for the repair work as
soon as ii was completed.
The next step in the transaction, so
far as Bissonnette Is concerned, was
when he received telephone call from
a garage at st. Johnsbury stating that
this car had been offered for sale and
the st. Johnsbury man wanted to
know il the bill of sale which Cum
mings presented was genuine. fie had
become suspicious Of the ear because
Of the temporary number plates. Bis
sonnette told the st. Johnsbury man
that he had been paid by a check.
The phone call from the far side OF
the state caused Bissonnette TO won
der and he telephone the Chelsea bank
to find if the check was good and found
that il was not, according to informa-
ton he gave States Attorney Horton.
He Immediately got in touch with ST.
Johnsbury again and Sheriff Worthen
was called and took the man into his
custody. first having communicated
with States Attorney r. M. Horton,
who obtained a warrant for the mans
arrest. 1t is said that Cummings con-
fessed to Sheriff Worthen that he had
no funds in the bank on which the
check was drawn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
SHOVED LOOKUP KEEPER
INTO A CELL AND FLED
Otto Shadlich Had Been Brought to
North Andover, Mass, from Quebec to
Answer Charges About Stolen Goods.

North Andover, Mass. Dsc. lS.-otto
Shadlich of Methuen, brought here yes
terday from Quebec in connection with
local automobile thefts, escaped from
the police station this morning half
an hour before he and Edward Me-
Carthy Of this town, who had been ar
rested with him, were to be arraigned
in police court.
Myron Lewis, keeper of the lookup,
had opened the door leading from the
cell room to allow the prisoners TO 90
to the lavatory and Shsdlich, pushing
Lewis into the enclosure, made his es-
cape. He pulled down the telephone
wires, temporarily making the police
headquarters telephone useless. Me
Carthy, who was in the same room. did
not attempt TO escape
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
FRENCH CONSELS
ORDERED OUT
Soviet Government of v1adivostok Or
dered counsels Of Ten Other
Countries to Leave.

vladivostok. Dec. l6 tBy the Asso-
ciated Press The soviet government
of Vladivostok, which recently took
over the administration Of the city
and surrounding territory, known as
the Primoris. to-day ordered the coun-
sells of France and ten other countries
70 close their consulates and leave the
Primoria within week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-18
UNANIMOUS REPORT
FOR PIERCE BUTLER
Senate Judiciary Committee Fsvors Ap-
pointment to Supreme
Court Bench.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. ls-Tlse
nomination Of Piercc Butler Of Mime
sofa to Be an associate Of he supreme
court was ordered reported 10 the Sen
ate to-day BY . unanimous vote Of The
judiciary committee.
The COMMITTEES acted after receiving
. report from a sub-eommittee which
inquired into opposition 20 the nomi-
nation and recommended favorable ac.
ton.
Senators IzFolietfe 81 Wisconsin
and Morris. Nfbraska. Republicans.
have INDEBTED they VIII feit confrma-
fion-