davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
POISONED DINNER PAIL
Mystery at wsukesha, wis.-No One
Was Killed.

Waukesha, Wis, Dec. 2s.-A "pois-
oned dinner pail" mystery, which
threatened the lives Of several school
children in Vernon, has engaged the
attention of Waukesha county Off
cials. A John Doe warrant has been
issued to be served when the tangle
of testimony presented in municipal
court can be unraveled.
Testimony was given that Norma
Olson, ll-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ole Olson, came home recently
with her dinner pail saturated with
poison. The mittens worn by Rose
Wachow. ll-year-old daughter of
George Wschow, and the sack in which
she carried her dinner, were also satu-
rated with a poison, although the
Wachow girl testified that Evelyn Je-
noviak had worn the mittcns part of
the day.
Other testimony was to the effect
that the Janovisk, Wachow and OIL
son families had not been on good
terms for weeks and that the appear
ance of the poison followed a row IN
which Janoviak had reprimanded
Wachow for an alleged slanderous
statement made about one of Jsno-
walks daughters
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
READ BUT DON'T BELIEVE
What You Read in Detective Stories
Says Former Scotland Yard Head

New York, Dec. 28.--Sir Basil Thorn
son, former head of Scotland yard
whose visit to the United States has
been marked by extreme reticence con-
cerning things criminal, unbosomed
himself at reception at police head
quarters which continued until after
last midnight.
Invitations by Police Commissioner
Enright had announced that Sir Basil
would give "a quiet little talk" The
visitors remarks developed, however,
into "a plain talk on crimeas one cop
to another" according to those who at
tended. Reporters were barred.
Among other things, according to
those present. the British visitor ad-
vised the New York plain clothes op-
eratives to read detective stories at
tentively, but without following their
teachings very Closely
Read them, by all means" he said
"Observe how the author works out
his solution of crime, and then do
exactly the opposite. For remember
that the story places the crime to suit
the author, while the criminal does
not"
He was also reported to have ad-
vised means Of causing dislutegtation
within extreme radical organizations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
M'KOIN LOSES
EARLY FIGHT
Ex-mayor of Mer Rouge.
La, Fails To Get I'M
mediate Release
HE WAS REMANDED
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
To Give Louisiana Authori-
ties Chance To Present
Case

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2s,--Dr. B. MI
McKoin, former mayor Of Mer Rouge,
La, to-day lost his fight for immediate
release on habeas corpus proceedings.
He was remanded without prejudice
to give the Louisiana authorities OPP
portunity to present their case
DIR. McKoin was arrested here Tues
day at the request of Governor Parker
of Louisiana, who accused hiw of
murder in connection with the More
house Parish kidnapping last August.
Three judges of the Baltimore SUI
preme bench, sitting in city court,
denied DIR. McKoin the right of bail.
A dispatch from Attorney General
Coco of Louisiana to States Attorney
Leach stated that DIR. McKoin had
been charged with the murder Of Watt
Daniels and Thomas Richards. The
dispatch added that deputy sheriff
was on his way to Baltimore with the
necessary papers in the case.
kilograms exchanged between Gov
ernor Parker and Governor Ritchie Of
Maryland were read during the pro-
ceedings. In one of these DR.. McKoin
was designated as leader of the Ku
Klux Klan.
kilograms from noted physicians of
the south and business men Of
Louisiana were read, attesting the
good reputation of DIR. McKoin.
McKoin's counsel questioned the
right of the detectives to arrest DR..
McKoin on mere telegram from
somebody, whose identity was not at
tested In the message, but he said he
would not press the point. He urged
only release nbail, asserting that the
accused former mayor would be avail
able at any time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
REPUBLICANS SILENT ON
WILSON FLUCTUATIONS
But Democrats of Senate Joined in
Chorus Of Ayes for Resolution
Expressing "the Pleasure and
Joy of the Senate

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2s.-With.
out debate and with a chorus of ayes
from Democratic senators and silence
from most of the Republican side, the
Senate to-day adopted a resolution Of
fered by Senator Harris, Democrat, of
Georgia, expressing ''the pleasure and
joy Of the Senate" upon the recovery
toward health of former President viii
son.
The text of the resolution follows:
Whereas, the Senate has heard with
great pleasure the announcement of
the rapid recovery to good health Of
Former President, Honorable Woodrow
Wilson. be it
Resolved. that the vice president
be requested TO convey TO the Hon
orable Woodrow Wilson the pleasure
and joy of the Senate Of the United
States because Of his rapid recovery
and good health"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
EDWIN p. JOHNSON
Died After Sustaining Series o.
Shocks.

Edwin p. johnson of this city passed
away yesterday at the Barre City hos
pital after an illness covering pcrio
Of several years, during which be has
been subject to several shocks. the
first of which came about five years
ago and the one which was the cause
Of his death, last July, since which
time he has resided in this city.
The deceased was born in Worcester
Sept. 10, 1855, and as a young man
went to Montpelier where he made his
home until a few years ago when he
received his first shock. From that
time until his recent removal to Barre
he has been living with relatives in
Wareham, Mass. Mr.. johnson fol-
lowed the trade Of a printer, being en-
ployed by Dean Edison Of Montpelier.
He Is survived by three sisters and
one brother, Mrs. George Fox Of Ware
ham, Mass, with whom he recently re-
sided, Arthur johnson Of Worcester,
Mrs. y. L. Harris of Worcester and
Mrs. Edith Spaford Of THE city.
The funeral is 10 be held Friday 20
| p. m, from the Hooker chapel and
burial viii be made in Green Mount
in Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
FATAL ACCIDENT ON sHIp.
American Got Skull Fracture When
Hurled to Deck.

Plymouth, Eng, Dec. 2s. (By the
Associated Press Two fatalities al
sea directly attributable to the terrific
storms encountered on the Atlantic
during the past week were reported by
vessels arriving to-day.
William Holmes, travelling with his
wife and five children on the German
steamer Haimon, which arrived from
Baltimore. was killed during the
voyage when he was thrown TO the
deck. sustaining a fractured skull. He
was buried at sea.
The second mate Of the steamer
Neotsfield. bound from New Found.
land to Bremerhaven, was washed
overheard and several members Of the
crew seriously injured while the vessel
was laboring in the terrific seas.
The French liner Perou. arriving
from Central American ports, reported
an unusually difficult voyage The
Haimon is here for provisions and re-
pairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
Before Special Grand Jury
Considering Pelletier
Case
is HIMSELF UNDER
INDICTMENTS
Attorney General Allen
Lets 1t Be Known Cor
corar 3 i'll Be Used

Boston, ] z 2s.--Attorney General
Allen let Il = known to-day that he
expects to = luce William j. Corcor-
an, former 8 rict attorney Of Middle
sex count 3 low a resident of Port
Chester, q 4, as the star witness
before t ; pecial grand jury, which
is considering indictments on charges
that entered into the ousting Of Jo-
seph G. Pelletier as district attorney
Of Suffolk county.
Corcoran, himself an alleged men,
ber Of the ring Of lawyers and others
who are charged with having conduct
ed a campaign of blackmail and ex-
tortion on threats Of prosecution, is
under indict- rent here on several
charges Of that nature. He is known
to have made statement to the at
torney general at the time Pelle-
tier was on trial in the removal pro-
ceedings before the supreme court, but
the fact that no defense was offered
made its use unnecessary This state
ment itself would not be proper for
presentation to the grand jury, it is
said
In the charges against Pelletier, it
was alleged that the then district at
torney conspired with Corcoran and
with Daniel III. Coakley, another at
torney, since debarred, to extort from
Mrs. Jennie s. Chase, aged widow Of
a Webster mill owner, the sum of $780,
300 by threats of criminal prosecution
Of Mrs. Chase's daughter and SON in
law. Evidence on this charge was pre-
sented before the supreme court.
The special grand jury continued to-
day its consideration of the charges
that Pelletier and Coakley conspired
10 blackmail Myer G. Berman, west
End hotel keeper, for $4,000 under
threat of prosecution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
PLAN TALKED
FOR MONTHS
HE DISCLOSES
President Suggests That
Congress Might Be Help
full By Freeing th G
Hands Of the Allied Debt
Commission But 1t Might
Give False Impressions"

Washington, D. G., Dec. 2s, -Presi
dent Harding asked the Senate to-day
not to adopt Senator Borah's propose
for new international economic con
ference saving in letter to Republi
can leader Lodge that formal congres.
sional action on the subject now would
embarrass him IN negotiations he al,
ready is conducting looking to such a
conference.
The presidents letter was sent to
block Senate action after he had con-
suited with Secretary Hughes and aft
Ter Senator Lodge had visited the
White House and had reported
on the progress made in the deter
mined fight already being waged
against the Borah amendment by
administration leaders in the Senate.
The letter stated that while the
Senate might properly advise in regard
TO international negotiations, its
action on the Borah plan might give
lhiSt iHPterciuHr w Eutupchu pow
ers.
The administration, the pA,sident
said, was trying to be helpful in the
European situation, which had been
given most thorough and thoughtful
consideration for many months"
Without disclosing details of what
he is doing, the president suggested
that Congress might be helpful by
freeing the hands of the allied debt
commission. He also declared that the
reparations was the foundation of
European difficulties, and that this ma
tion cannot assume TO say to one ma
tion what it shall pay in reparations
nor to another what it shall accept"
As to further armament limitation
negotiations, also provided for in the
Borah plan, President Harding
warned against what might be "a
gesture of promise to the world which
cannot be fulfilled until the nations
directly concerned express their readi-
ness to co-operat to such an end"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
MORE TAX ABATEMENTS.
At Meeting of Barre Board of CIVIL
Authority.

At the re-opening of an adjourned
meeting of the Barre board of civil
authority, held in the city court room
last evening at 7Ao'clock, As tax abate-
ments and one rebate was ordered.
Only two persons appeared before the
board last evening for the purpose Of
stating their cases. The first. Andrew
Pirie, pleaded disability and was ex-
cused and in the second case Mrs. C. La
brana also pleaded inability to pay
and her 1927 and 1922 taxes were
abated. Twenty-three Of the abate-
ments we're for 1922 taxes Ten were
for those Of 1921, five for 1920 and
the remaining eighteen for 1919 and
back.
The list Of those receiving abste-
ments we're: Illegal assessment, Mrs.
George Bruce, Carrie Burke, Clemen-
tina Calcagni, L. w. Cram, Frank De-
bitetto; property tax, X. w. Edwards,
Ernest Gregoire, Christobel Condor, A.
II. Coti, Joseph Venner 1921, Lawrence
Kent 1921. William Forbes 1921, r. Z.
Cruickshank 1921, Mrs. Della Stone
1921, Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccarthy,
tathCc CltA htt tO-Os f1utou
1919, Harvey Woodard 1916. Eddie
Blondin 1915. A. Palaro 1916. Wallace
1919.
Disability, Andrew, Pirie. Mrs. C.
Labrana. Mrs. Angelo Calderara, Jo-
seph Dion, Mrs. Elizo Caruso, Mrs. C.
Labrano 1921.
Duplicate. Edward Berg, Mrs. A.
Joseph Ferrari, Mrs.
Charles Ratazzi, james Sawyer 1920,
Luigi Levin 1920.
Party gone or unknown. Ms. Albert |
Dodd. John Giovanni. Mrs. ID. Came
rucci. Neapoli.an Macaroni company
1917 and 1915.
Minors, Roy Gregoire, Elizabeth Cav
N. Mrs. Nassau Mike. Mrs. NJ. p Nc
Innes 1921, Paublo Pigon 1921, Bert |
Msttot 1920. Arthur West 1910.
Military service Dino Bert 1919,
George Bruce 1916; dead, Mrs. Jesse
Wilson 1921; rebated, Ellen Jordan
eO7; dismissed, Miss Alice Calcagni.
This completed the list Of those ow-
ng taxes a. shown on the books Of
-hief Of Police Sullivan. who had cause
or claim Of abatement and the meet
hg was adjourned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
PRIMITIVE SPEECH
May Be Judged Of BY Application Of
Recent Inventions.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 28.A possi
BILE insight into the qualities of print
tive speech through the application o.
recent inventions In acoustics to the
remains Of pre- historic skulls was sug
gested by Professor Mark II. Liddell ui
Purdue university in an address pre-
pared for delivery before the American
Anthropological association to-day. Re.
cent Investigations, he said, had made
it possible TO learn the fundamental
qualities of speech sound which condi-
! toned all languages.
Urging careful measurement of the
remains OF the human resonance or
gans as they appear in the palate and
noses of pre- historic skulls, he said
"The time may come when the ply
sicist with such data at hand can re-
construct the types of resonance that
such remains would give out when the
skill of the anatomist had been invoked
to supply the missing parts
Professor J. Crosby Chapman Of
Yale university, in a paper written for
the American Psychological association,
another of the organizations meeting
with the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, criticized too
great dependence on intelligence tests.
He warned particularly against q tend
ency to estimate by the differepce be-.
tween the standing of an individual in
intelligence tests and in school tests
the extent to which he was taking ad-
vantage of his school opportunity.
Provided sufficiently accurate diff
ferential instruments are available" he
said, "no one doubts that the proceed
ure is most useful, but in the absence
of such instruments | have been much
shocked by the rigid manner in which
the differences in intelligence level and
school level resulting from single tests
of each have been interpreted
Conclusions reached through recent
studies by Arthur Taber Jones, asso-
ciate professor of psychics at Smith
college, that meteorics are not so in
tensely cold as has been supposed when
they reach the earth's atmosphere, we're
to a joint Getting of psy-
chists and astronomers. He pointed out
that when meteorites hit the atmos-
phere contact with which subsequently,
made them so hot that most were
burned up before reaching the ground,
the sun was no farther from them
than from the earth. As the earth re-
eeives much heat from the sun, he sug-
gested that probably the meteorites
also were heated 10 about the temper
ature "of good cold ice water" at this
stage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
BRITISH SEEK DELAY.
In Payment of Debt to the United
States.

London, Dec 2s.-In all newspa pei
comment on the Baldwin financial mis-.
sion to the United States hope is ex-
pressed that the terms fixed by the
American Congress for repayment OF
the British debt may be modified.
The terms are universally regarded
here as excessively onerous and in
some quarters are described as such
"as Great Britain would not dream
of trying to exact from a debtor"
The period of redemption is partic-
ularly condemned and Otto NJ. Kahn's
suggestion for a 47-year term is
thought far more reasonable than the
25 years set by Congress.
The chief hope here for modifica-
tion is based upon the American bank
ers who, il is trusted. may be able to
influence Congress and American pub
lie opinion in efecting easier terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
DE VALERA REPLIES.
To Criticism Of His Action BY Presi-
dent Cosgrove.

Dublin, Dec. 2s tBy the Associated
Press The Irish Bulletin to-day
prints a statement from Eamon De
Valera replying to the recent criticism
of his attitude by President Cosgrove.
In the communication the republican
leader says:
"The present government of the re-
public is acting as the emergency trus-
tee of the government and it is pre-
pared to surrender its authority the
moment the rightful parliament of the
nation--namely, the second Dail--is
allowed 10 meet, and the supreme
court of the republic is allowed to de-
determine the legal and constitutional
differences which both sides are now
trying to solve by force"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
FUNERAL OF A. comoLLr.
Was Held at Undertaking Rooms of
A. ". Badger & Co.

Funeral services for Angelo Comolli
Of Wiley street, who passed away
Christmas day after an illness Of some
time with tuberculosis. were held
from the A. W. Badger & Co. under
taking rooms this morning. Rev. B. G..
Lipsky of the Hedding Methodist
church officiating at the service.
There were a large number Of friends
in. attendance and many beautiful
floral tributes bore witness TO thc
esteem in which the deceased was
held BY his countrymen-
Bearers At the funeral were Daniel
Lsdd. SilVio Card. Anthony Botticri.
and Mechele. Garihaldi
The body was taken 10 the vault at
Elmwood cemetery to await inter-
ment in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
SHARP CRISIS.
Develops at Lausanne Over British
Note on MosuI

Lausanne, Dec. 2s tBy the Associa.
ted Press) The Near East confer
ence was faced with serious crisis
to-day as the sharp and apparently
irreconcilable conflict between the
English and the Turks over the Mosul
oil fields reached decisive stage.
Lord Curzon's statement that Eng
land would decline to continue the
Mosui controversy was in direct con-
fiict with Ismet Pasha's note assert
ing that the Turkish people had de-
cided "to employ to the last limit Of
its forces all means to obtain the re-
turn of ~Mosul 10 the motherland.'
Between these two extremes there
is gulf which seems likely to he diff
cult, il not impossible, for the con-
ference to bridge.
Great uneasiness is manifested
throughout conference circles because
of the crisis, which, with the unset
tlement over the straits and the status
Of minorities, indicates that the con-
ference is fast approaching a climax
and that both sides are preparing for
final showdown.
This tendency was emphasized at
to-day's session of the commission on
capitulations, at which no progress
was made. and after which some Of the
allied delegates declared the conference
had reached a deadlock pending the
arrival Of fresh Turkish instructions
from Angora.
AT this meeting, sub-commission
presided over by Sir Horace RumboId
reported to the full commission that
it had been found quite impossible to
reach an accord with Turkey, which
upon trying foreigners in the
Turkish courts.
As the allies could not accept this,
the sub-commission reported, the ne
gotiations had failed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
TRAINS DEL-.YED.
BY Snowstorms in Various Parts of
New England.

Boston, Dec 2S.--Trains entering
Boston were delayed from few min.
utes to two hours as snowstorms fell
throughout New England to-day. The
federal express from Washington and
Pittsburgh was nearly two hours be-
hind, and New York trains ON the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
upwards of an hour late. On the Bos-
ton and Maine, three trains from
Montreal We're each about an hour be-
hind schedule. The Boston and Al
bany reported trains from the west
arriving nearly on time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
DESTRUCTION PLOT.
Said to Have Been Discovered In
Columbus, Ca.

Columbus, Ga. Dec. 2s,-The Mus
cogee county grand jury was summoned
today for an extraordinary session to
investigate the alleged bomb plot un-
earthed here yesterday. which caused
the police to place guards around the
homes Of the i've city commissioners.
an apartment house and a large fac.
tory The police said they wenr
resdy % present 20 the grand jurors
fun details Of the plot. which they
ciaimed had been Formulated to bring
about wholesale destruction in this
citr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
HARDING ASKS SENATE
NOT TO EZNBARRASS HIM
IN EUROPEAN MATTERS
ANTIQUE COLLECTORS,
TAKE NOTICE OF THIS

Luxor, Egypt, Dec. 2S.e-Some
of the priceless treasures found
in the tomb Of King Tutank-
hamen saw daylight for the first
time in more than 5000 years
yesterday when Howard Carter
and Arthur Mace, excavators of
the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, superintended their removal
to the tomb Of King Seti III,
half mile away.
One of the objects thus trans
ferred was a magnificent inlaid
box upon which was depicted
King Tutankhamen and his
queen at lion hunt. The box
contained the queens robes and
jewelry, including large black
amber necklace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
OLD-F4SHIONED SNOW
STORM IN THE MAKING
Boston Getting Heavy Fall and Wind
on Cape Cod Already Has Reached
50 Miles an Hour.

Boston, Dec. 2s. An old d-fashioned
New England snowstorm was in the
making day, with the snow driving
in on this city from the northwest in
a manner to indicate a heavy fall by
night. The wind, only stiff breeze
here, was approaching gale force on
Cape Cod, where velocity Of so miles
an hour was reported at Highland light,
and still increasing.
Although mild as to temperature, the
winter to date has had as much snow
within q fraction of one inch as in the
past three years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
BOMB WAS HURLED.
Injured No One. Then Guards Shot
Bysfander in Mouth

Dublin, Dec. q. tBy the Associated
Prcssl.-The first bomb attack 20 &c.
cur in Dublin for some time took
placc IN Aungier street to-day. wheh
= missile was thrown At = military car
in which a number Of oficers were nd
ing. The bomb burst behind the car
and the ofscers. none Of whom was in
iured. fred a. q man standing on =
nearby corner of the street. shooting
him through the mouth. The wound-
Cd nan ran into q Car1nelite church,
where be VAS captured
Only ere person, a woman. vas in
iured b. the fying boinb spiiniers. a.
tlsaurh ths strst vas crowded at the
time of The attack
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
TOOK TURN FOR BETTER.
Madame Bernhardt Had a Coco Nights
Rest

Paris, Dec. 2s lBy the Associated
Pressl.-The condition Of Madame
Sarah Bernhardt again took a turn for
the better to-day. The actress had a
good nights rest, her sleep being dis
turbed to a less degree than at any
time since her collapse. and this morn
ing she showed marked improvement.
The doctors say that II Madame
Bernhardt implicitly follows their in
structions she i out Of immediate
danger. but must remain in bed for
some days, perhaps a week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
BRITISH SHIPS SENT BACK.
On Receipt Of Disquieting News from
Near East.

Malta, Dec. 2s. iBy the Associated
Press).-As result Of unsatisfactory
news from Lausanne, IL is understood
that the ships of the British Mediter-
ranean. feet which arrived here on
December % for a three weeks visit.
have received orders 10 return TO the
Near East.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
DEMANDS SOME
| GUARANTEES
From Turkey To Replace
the Extra-territorial
Rights Abolished
u. S. SPOKESMAN
SIDES WITH ALLIES
AT To-day's Meeting Of
Commission at Lausanne
Conference

Lausanne, Dec. 2s tBy the Associa-
ted Press Richard Washburn Child,
chief American spokesman, joined with
the heads of the allied delegations at
to-day's meeting Of the eapitulations
commission of the Near East confer
ence in declaring that some guarantees
must be given by Turkey to replace
the capitulations, or extra territorial
rights for foreigners which the Ke-
malists have declared abolished.