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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
MERCHANT MARINE HEARING.
House Hopes to Be Able to Act On Bill
Soon.

Washington. ID. c., April 4.-Jolnt
congressional hearings on the adminis-
tration's merchant marine bill were be-
gun to-day with Republican leaders
confident the House would be able TO
aet on the measure before the close OF
the present session but generally
doubtful as to whether the senate
would find time to dispose OF 1t until,
after Congress reconyenes IN December
Sitting in Joint session the Senate
commerce committee and the house
Merchant Marine and Fisheries com
mittee plan first to hear the testimony
Of shipping board officials, with Chair
man I.asker as the initial witness and
then TO ascertain the views Of both
proponents and opponents OF the iegis-
lation.
Prepared by shipping board officials,
with the approval Of President Hard
ing. identical bills proposing govern
mcnt aid for the United States mer-
chant marine are pending before both
committees.
Mr.. Lasker had announced that in
his opening statement to the commit
tees he would declare the shipping
board believes than any free competi-
tion with the privately owned shipping
Of the world. through successful
government operation, is an impos-
sibility. Government operation of
ships in the opinion OF the shipping
board head. is not only costly failure,
but is driving private owners of the
seas without accomplishing anything
itself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

State Highway Commissioner +. W.
Dix was in Bennington yesterday for
a meeting Of the district commission
ers. He was in Rutland to-day for the
same purpose and win be in Middle
bury 10 morrow and Burlington Thurs
day.
Commissioner Of Industries John s.
Buttles has made an award OF FIVE
weeks compensation for disability in
the Romano case from Rutland. The
case involved the question as to wheth-
cr the plaintiff was operating saw
contrary 20 instructions when the end
Of one of his thumbs was sawed OF. He
could not talk much English and Com
missioner Buttlcs ruled that he had
not understood instructions not 70 run
the saw.
IL r. Bremen Of the department of
agriculture left for Orleans on cream
erv work this afternoon.
State Highway Commissioner /. W.
Dix has given out through the state
enrineer's department advertisement
for sealed bids on the construction Of
"a miles of gravel road. including one
40. foot span l-bcam bridge in South
Hero and Milton. Two-tcnths miles Of
gravel road and ao-foo; steel bridge
IN East Montpelier and six miles Of
gravel read including five steel bridges
IN Bridreuafcr. The project in South
Hero will include the widening Of I'll
roadway 20 IS feet and raising the
roadway about fvc feet Plans and
spccifcations for al the above pro
iects may he seen II tho Office of the
state engineer in Montpelier. a. Sand
har inn in south Hero for thc south
Hero and Milton project and the toen
eierR's oaiec a. Bridgewater for the
Bridrruaier project. A certified eheek
for 500 must accompany each BID on
the south Hero and Milton project.
Al ea0 on thc East Montpelier project
snd Ss0oo on TIE BridzeEafsr project-
Checks are payable 10 the commis-
.iouer 81 HIGHWAYS The ususl night 10
rsiecf sny ~ sH hids is reserved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
BREAK IN RANKS OF
OPERATORS CLAIMED
Anthracite Scale Committee Will Meet
in New York to Consider
Proposals.

New York, April 4.-The anthracite
miners general scale committee will
meet here tomorrow to act on the re-
ported offer of several independent pro-
ducers to grant the strikers 10 wage
demands Immediately if they win re-
turn to their jobs.
Acceptance Of these offers, hailed by
the union men as "the first break in the
ranks Of the operators may result in
, the negotiation of separate contracts
and the re-opening of the mines af-
fectcd, according to district presidents
Of the United Mine Workers Interna-
tional.
Some of the forty delegates of three
district unions composing the policies
ommittee<rrivcd here to-day
c. J. Golden, president of district
No. .. at Shamokin. said that at least
one anthracite mine in the United
States is operating regardless of the
strike.
1t is the mine OF the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal company at Locust
Gap. Pa. where for three months 30
men have been digging frantieally in
search Of miner. Stanley Zuliski, who
disappeared under an avalanche Of
hard coal early last January.
+, Mr.. Golden asked the joint consent
OF miners and operators TO continue
the rescue work while the strike is in
progress.
Union leaders here to-day elaborat-
ed on the United Mine Workers pro-
gram for naturalization of the coal
industry. a. il was broachcd before the
House labor committee yesterday by
John L. Lewis, president OF the inter
national union.
The first step according TO Mr.. Col
dcn. who is member of the unions
committee which is drafting the ma
tionslization legislative program, will
be the introduction iu Congress of a
bill providing for appointment of a
government fact finding" committee.
This body. be said would be charged
with making a thorough investigation
Of mine development. alleged waste.
profits, working conditions and mar
kcts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
COAKLEY DISB4RMENT
HEARING APRIL
Date Was Sent After Conference of
Counsel in the
Action,

Boston, April A.. Hearing Of the pc.
.tition for disbarment of Attorney Dan.
icl H. Coakley win begin on April u
before supreme court justice. This
date was set to-day by Judge Jenney
after conference with counsel fol
the Boston Bar association and Mr.
Coakley. The petition was brought by
Attorney General j. West Allen at the
instigation of the bar association.
Dsbarment proceedings against 10.
seph c. Pelletier, recently removed as
district attorney Of Suffolk county, will
follow the hearing on the Coakley pc
tition, 1t was announced.
Coakley's name figured in the testl-
mony at the trials of both Pclletier
and Nathan A. Tufts, who was re-
moved as district attorney of Middle.
sex county, as lawyer who enjoyed
favor at their Offices and who received
large sums of money as fees in cases
which he settled out Of court.
The petition charges Coakley with
having capitalized" his reputed IN
flaence with Pelletier and TUFTS by
charging large sums for services in
preventing criminal prosecution and
by s.effecting settlement of civil cases
through threats of criminal prosecu-
ton"
He is charged with extorting $4,000
from the Emerson Motors company as
fee for saving those concerned from
indictment. Extortion Of $4,000 from
Warren c. Daniel for alleged services
in persuading the district attorney not
to indict the Metropolitan Motors
company il also charged. Another al
legation declares that in 1918 Coakley
appeared for the defendant in a re-
pievin suit by Dorothy Cote, that he
threatened her with indictment and
caused the district attorney to secure
witnesses to testify before the grand
Jury, thereby inducing her TO consent
10 the dissolution of the suit, after
which the case before the grand Jury
was discontinued. Conspiracy with the
district attorney of the northern Mid
dlesex district during 1918 10 extort
large sums OF money from farous
people is also alleged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
DRIVE TO RIGHT" BILL
May Be Enacted by Nova Scotia Legis-
lature.

Halifax, \. S.. April 4.--lf the Nova
Scotia legislature passes bill now
before it to change the rule Of the road
and adopt the .'driye TO the right,
electric railway companies, operating
in the province viii demand conpen-
sation for making the necessary
changes in their equipment, represent.
atives of the companies announced
here to-day.
From time immemoriai the English
system Of drive to the left" has been
in vogue in Nova Scotia, New Bruins
wick and Prince Edward Island, and
movements are on foot in all three.
provinces to get into line with the rest
OF Canada and the United States on
the rule of the road. Recently British
Columbis. which long retained the left
hand drive, adopted the more general
plan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
n. wATTERsoN's FUNERAL
Was Held To-day at Louisville-Body
Came From Florida.

Louisville. KY, April 4.--Honor to
Henry Watterson, dean of American
journalists, and veteran editor OF The
Louisville Couricr-Journal who died IN
Jacksonville, Fla. December %, was
rendered at funeral services here to.
day.
The body arrived last night. II was
met by committee of citizens and
taken to mortuary chapel where It
rested. banked high with floral offer
ings from persons aud organizations IN
many parts Of the United States. until
time for the funeral services at the
First Christian church. The Rev. DIR.
L. l. Powell. the pastor, was to deliver
the funeral address.
Burial was to be in vault in Cave
Hill cemetery. A simple granite shaft.
chasen by Colonel Watterson several
months before his death, will mark the
grave.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
MYSTER FIRE
ON BIG STEAMER
Former Transport Mon
golia in Dry Dock Was
Threatened
TONS OF WATER
j POURED INTO SHIP
The Mongolia Had Many
Adventures in World
War

Hoboken, N. r.. April 4.The former
United States army transport Mon
golia, doughty veteran OF many ad-
ventures, escaped destruction by fire
at dry dock to-day through the stren-
uous efforts of fremen assisted mate
rally by Tom Waldron of Jersey City,
an oiler.
When the blaze WAS discovered in the
engine room, Waldron placed wet
towel around his head, grabbed an
acetylene torch, plunged through the
clouds of smoke and burned hole in
steel bulkhead through which tons 10
water were poured.
The prompt flooding of the engine
room undoubtedly prevented the flames
from spreading to the great tanks con-
tanning thousands of gallons Of oil.
The Mongolia, built in Camden. y.
H., Is years ago, has had an adyen-
turous career.
She figured in an investigation or
dered by the United States Senate in
1917 after an explosion aboard her oil
Nantucket lightship in which two
nurses were killed and one injured. The
naval gunners aboard were absolved
from blame.
A few months earlier gun crew on
the steamer was credited with sinking
a German submarine by shell fire in
British waters, but it was claimed lat
er that the underwater craft returned
safely to its base at Kiel.
ON her last voyage to Hamburg the
Mongolia went ashore near Gluckstad
Jan. "a but freed herself and arrived
at her destination the next day.
She has a gross tonnage of i3,63s
and is 600 feet long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
PAUL HENDERSON I'D
ASST. p. NJ. GENERAL
Name of Chicago Man to Be Sent to
Senate Soon By President
Harding.

Washington, D. G., April tBy the
Associated Pressl President Harding
will send to the Senate soon the nom'-
nation of Paul Henderson of Chicago
TO be second assistant postmaster gen
eral. il was learned definitely to-day at
the White House.
Mr.. Henderson is son-in-law OF
Chairman Madden OF the House appro-
priations committee and succeeds TO
the post left vacant by the death OF
Edward II. Shsughnessy. also of Chi
caeo, who died from injuries received
in the Knickerbocker theatre disaster.
Mr.. Henderson is an official OF the
Western Stone company OF chicago
He served in the army during the
World war, attaining the rank OF cot
auel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
Jean P. Day Held Follow
ing Death Of Lieut.. Col.
Paul w. Beck
LATTER PROMINENT
IN OKLAHOMA AFFAIR
IN OKLAHOMA
Tragedy Took Place After
Card Party in Days
Home

Oklahoma City, Okla. April 4.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Paul W. Beck, COM
mandant of Post field, the aviation sec
tion Of Fort Sill, was shot to death
here early to-day in the fashionable
residence of Jean P. Day widely known
oil operator. Day is held at his home
in custody Of deputy sheriff pending
an investigation.
According to statement issued by
X. w. Dick, Day returned to his house
after escorting home a number Of
guests which his wife earlier had en-
tertained at cards, and found Mrs. Day
struggling in the arms of the army ofii-
Ger. Dick. who is an intimate acquaint-
ance Of the family, said Day author
lied the statement.
Lieutenant Colonel Beck had long
been a close friend of the Days. He
came here yesterday BY airplane from
Fort Sill. to be one Of the guests at
the card party last night, according to
Dick, and was left alone with Mrs.
Dav when her husband saw their
friends home in his automobile.
Upon DAYS return home, Dick said,
the former peered through a porch win
dow and saw his wife fighting the avi-
ator's hold on her. He rushed upstairs
and obtained his revolver. Dick assert
ed. and returned to the room where
the couple were still struggling
Beck made motion as If TO strike
Day. continued Dicks statement, and
Day struck him over the head wAh
the revolver. the gun exploding. Beck
fell 10 the floor and was dead before
police arrived. -,
The commanding officer at Fort Sill
has been notified.
Mrs. Dav this morning was IN
state bordering on nervous collapse
and would make no statement concern
ing the affair. Day has been prominent
IN political and financial circles IN Ok
.lahoma for many years. He was q
member OF the supreme court commits
sion and one of The two men VINO
framed Oklahoma's : first code OF stat Y
utes. He is 80 years old and president
~ Inc Foursoane Producing and REIN
ing company, and vice president Of the
Continental Asphalt and Petroleum
company. ,s,
He was active in the political cam
paign of former United States Senator
Thomas P. Gore.
Mrs. Day is said to be few years
vonnger than her husband. They have
one child, daughter, studying IN the
University Of Oklahoma,
Lieutenant Colonel Beck had been in
the service since, 1899 according TO tne
post adjutant at Fort Sill. He is said
to have been widower.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
NATIVE OF ST. JoHNsBURY.
Mrs. Bertha G. wyiie Died at Her
Home in Dorchester, Mass

Boston. April Airs. Bertha G. Wylie,
wife of DIR. Eugene C. Wylic Of Dor.
chester. died suddenly Sunday at the
family home, $50 Washington street.
She was native Of st. Johnsbury-,
VT. and her father, Bert Hastings. was
well-known hotel proprietor Of that
place. She was married 20 DIR. Nylie
twenty -four years ago and during her
residence in Dorchester she had identi-
fed herself with many local activities
and was member Of the Richmond
Street Unitarian church. and had also
been identified with the Dorchester
Women's City club. Besides her hns-
band. Mrs. Wyiic is survived by two
daughters. Miss Gertrude G., Wylie and
Miss Margaret G. Wylie; and there Is
step. brother, Frank Bigelow OF
Dorchester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
SAFETY GROUPS.
Recommended As Means to Cutting
Down Accident List.

Boston April i.-Four suggestions
as means of solving problems OF
public safety were made by Lewis =.
MaeBravne. general manager OF the
Nassachusetts safety council, today at
the opening OF two days safety
conference at the State House. these
suggestions were;
First: When more than one serious
automobile accident occurs at gwen
point on a highway il should be some
body's business TO investigate and re-
port whether a cause does not exist
that should be remedied.
Second: II is possible TO cut down
the total Of 230 drowning accidents
that occurred in the state last year.
Third; The $4,000 young people
employed on psrt-time in industry
should have special instruction given
in their "a continuation schools.
Fourth: The summer vacation ac-
cidents 10 children will find a partial
remedy in safety instruction given on
the public Fairgrounds.
After pointing to the fact that there
were g7G fatalities in industry and
544 fatalities on the highways in this
state last year. the speaker urged the
organization Of safety groups in every
community.
Reproduction in the school room OF
situations in which accidents are apt TO
occur was suggested by Harvey =
Cruver. superintendent of schools At
Worcester. "In cooperation with the
police department. a selected group of
bovs NAV be asked 20 serve a. traffic
officers on corners near school build
ings where a trufiic officers is not as
signed he said He asserted that the
whole school program can b termed
with the idea safety.
Attorney General J Weston Allen
and Frank Morris. former manager 81
the Syracuse Safety council were other
speakers At the opening session.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
WIRES INTO MINES CUT;
POLICE DRIVE CROWD
SOLICITING WORKERS
MUST
PICK GOVERNMENT
Death of Charles Has Made Further
Postponement Of Choice
Inevitable.

Budapest, April (By the Associat-
ed Press) - With the death of Charles,
crowned king of Hungary, the pro-
visional constitution, which was based
on the fact that the king was pre-
vented from exercising his prerogatiyes,
ralst be redrafted by TIE assembly
about to be e.ected
Further postponement of Hungary 8
choice of form of yernment his
be ,uine impossible ana through the
coming elections the people must de-
eide the question, and elect a king II
the monarchical form is preferred.
Candidates for the throne are be-
ginning to spring up again, strong par
ties forming for the support OF the
Archdukes Albrecht and Joseph Ferdi-
nand, but many deputies are revlving
the proposal for the election Of an
English prince. The party favorlng
Francis Joseph Otto, eldest son OF the
dead monarch, however, is unquestlon-
ably the strongest
Although the legitimists are united
on platform upholding the claims OF
Otto, and their program is growing
more radical the indications are that
Charles death has strengthened the po-
sition of the government Of Admiral
Horthy, the regent.
The government is eonceding the
leritimist desires for national mourn
ing. as for sovereign, and also has
stated there is no objection IN the
burial of Charles in Hungaryff " ne
expressed such wish in his testa-
ment.
The government insists that the
rights of all the Hapsburgs were abro-
gated by the dethronement act passed
in the national assembly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
FUNERAL OF MRS. C. F. HOWE
Was Held at Her Late Home Yester-
day Afternoon.

The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Ella
Howe. wife Of George ?. Howe of
South Main street, who passed away at
her home on South Main street of
heart failure last Friday morning. was
held from the house yesterday after
noon at two o'clock. There was a
large gathering Of friends and rela-
tives present Rev. Frank J. Knapp.
pastor Of Christ church in Montpelier
was the officiating clergyman.
The bearers were William Wheaton.
Clarence Cutler. Elmer Rowland, and
Fred Robins.
Among those present from out Of
town were Charles 4. and W. =. Bacon
Of Chelsea, brothers Of the deceased:
Miss Lou =. Bacon ef FAN River.
Mass. and other friends and relatives
from Montpelier. Two other brothers
who reside in California were unable to
be present
The body was placed in the Elmwocd
vault 20 await intermcnt later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
WOULD BREAK HIM.
If Compelled to Take Second Consign-
ment of Sugar Order.

The case of Holbrook Grocery com
pany vs.. Ralph Hamlet, concerning
shipments Of sugar made in 1920. is on
trial in United States district court be-
fore Judge Harland B. Howe. who is
presiding in the adjourned February
term of the court at Montpelier. Two
shipments were made, and the price OF
sugar rose between the two shipments,
the second of which the defendant re-
fused because of the change in price.
The suit il brought for the value OF
the second shipment. Warren Austin
of Burlington appears for the plaintih
and John Redmond of Newport for the
defendant.
That if he was held to his contract
ii would break him. was the reason
given by the defendant. Mr. Austin
brought this testimony out during his
cross-examination of the defendant,
which started yesterday afternoon and
was continued this forenoon. Mr.. Ham
let denied giving false statements to
credit houses regarding the condition
OF his finances. II appeared that at the
time he refused Co accept the balance
of sugar on the contract in June, 1921,
he sent statements TO credit house that
he had surplus OF over $1,000.
When asked by Mr.. Austin, II u
was not true that he had p months ~
which to pay for the sugar he replied
IL was true. Then pressed to say
whether or not this longtime payment
considering his finances as represented
by his statement to the credit houses,
would have broke him, the witness re-.
piled. IF took the sugar II would
break me- When asked if he took the
sugar now would he 90 bankrupt, he
admitted that it would cause him TO go
into bankruptcy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
CRANITETILLE

T.he congregational meeting. which
vas 70 have hecn hrld in the Preshr-
srrisn church on April 9. has iecn post
ponrd until further notice a. the pastor
has hccn called s'vav. owing 20 deafh
in she family Owing 20 the condi-
sion II the rosds. Il has been decided
IN have the Suiidav srhool at th- usual
hour. fie iunior Endesvor 81 8 p. N.
and the Christian Endcavor "a p
IN. ti,erc hcing 10 preaching serrises
uers Suuiar
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
NO REFLECTION
ON DISMISSED
Declares White Hous e
Statement About Gov
ernment Employees
DISCHARGED FROM
PRINTING BUREAU
More Than 80 Officials
We're Recently
Let Go

Washington, d. c., April 4 The
recent dismissal of more than thirty
officials of the bureau OF engraving
and printing by President Harding in
volved no desire ito reflect upon the
character of any government employe,
it was said today by Secretary
Christian
In letter to John j pevinney, one
of the dismissed executives, Mr.
Christian declared the president re-
GREETED that ''insinuating publicity
had attended the dismissal order and
indicated that a statement broadly
covering the whole incident might be
made later at the White House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04

a minister tells the story of strap
ming fellow who brought his dsInurc
Young bride to the manse to have the
matrimonial knot tied.
According to my custom. turned
to the bridegroom AZ = certain part u
the ceremony and ssid: John, this =
vour lawful welded wife
In the excitement II the cccssion
John turned in tire direction Of his
newly acquired partner and -iam-
mcrcd. I'm pies 10 meet ycu.- p
Rehohsih sunday Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
VERMONT BUSINESS TROUBLES,
Frank J. DuttOn Of Waterbury In
Involuntary Proceedings.

Rorlington. April 4 Schedules were
filed in the United States court yester-
day in the Involuntary bankruptcy
case of Frank J Dntton of Waterbury.
showing assets Of sa6.72 and liabilities
Of s2.TlS.57. Included among thc
creditors were the following local firms.
Spaulding a kiuihsll Co. J. ".
Prindle. {. L. Soule & Co. J Moquin
and John J NcCabc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
ACCUSED muMBLED.
As She Heard Witnesses Testify
Against Her

New York. April 4.-Escorted to
court to-day by two police uatrons in
stead Of one. Miss Olivia NJ 7. stone,
graduate nurse. heard additional wit
nesses testify concerning her attitude
toward Ellis G. kinkesd. former cor
poration counsel Of Cincinnati. whom
she l. charged with having murdered
in Brooklyn last year.
The defendant appeared calmcr than
she did yesterday. when she collapsed
for the second time since her trial
started. hut she kept mumhiing To
herself. special guard was placed
over her during the night. when she
neither slept nor ate. appearing rest
less after discussing the days events
with her cellmate. Mrs. Lillian RaiEen-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
GRABBED $500 PAYROLL
Two Bandits Made Rapid Seizure in
New York

New York, April 4.-Another day
light holdup to-day was added 10 New
York's rapidly mounting April crime
roster, when two bandits jumped out
of an automobile on Upper Third
Avenue. snstched $500 payroll from
Hannah Riddle, cashier for Bowman
and company, and escaped in their car.
Ninety-one persons have been slain
in New York since the first of the
wear. according to records Of the Office
OF the chief medical examiner.
A police order requiring all detect
ives on night duty TO 90 on patrol
from midnight to eight o'clock IN the
morning was issued to-day.