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1THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1&20.
THREE KILLED IN
CHICAGO RAG
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Two White Men and Negro
Policeman the Victims Ne
groes Reported to Have Burn
ed American Flag
Chicago, Juno 20.Two white men nnd
It negro pollcamnn were killed and scv-
fral negroes weir wounded to-night In a
riot In the heart if the south Mile "black
belt" following the reported hurnlng of
in American ling .by a Imnrt of .negroes
who were .-aid to have paindcd In the
.nteresf of n "hack1. to Africa" movement.
The dnid are
R L Rore, white; a pallor,
'os Hoyt white, n rlgar dealer.
.fo3 I' Owens, a negro policeman.
Rose was shot tnrough the heart, dying
'nstantly
Hoyt s l i'id v.ns split across the hrow,
leading the po ice at first to believe be
I1 ad been kl'lcd by n hlow from an axe.
Later Investigation, however, brought the
conclusion that his skull had been split
hv a diim-dum bullet. Owens was taken
o a ho. pit ll. wheio he died soon after
ward TM rot,hto occurred at Thirty-Fifth
Street and tndlnnna Avenue, near tho
'-pne of last year's race riot In which
more than thirty whites and blacks wero
killed and hundreds Injured.
Several hundred policemen wero
rushed to the distrlrt and succeeded In
restoring order before that listurbnnco
spread More than a thousand negroes
gathered but no general riot occurred.
Several negroes who witnessed tho
f'ae burning, ran to a pool room at
Thirty Sixth street and Indiana avenue
i 1 1 asked ain of persons in the place
in preventing the act.
Pose who was In the pool room and
r. number of other negroes proceeded
toward the gathering of blacks. They
vero loinid by Policeman Owens who
r.ttpmpted to errest one of tho group.
"w ns started to search the man for
a weapon when other negroe.i In the
crow I were reported to have drawn
1 is'ols
If was not known who fired the first
Fhot Owens was wounded In the back,
and Rosr, who had just left Itoyt's cigar
f-hop after enlisting the killer's aid, was
f.hot trousri, the heart.
According to tho statements of spec
tators, the parading negroes disbanded
end gathered In a circle around an Am
erican flag which they set on fire. After
It had burned a little they stamped on
)t and then several drew revolvers and
began firing at It.
Th" pounds of the shots attracted many
nearer who were not In the parade and
t oy rushed into nearby pool balls and
c'gar lore": for assistance, according to
State1 n's made to the police. ,
To, ut dec:ired to-night that they prob
b y never would know the exact nnm
)er of wounded Several were rarried off
by friends It was said for Uie parading
negroes disappeared rapidlv after the first
few shotP. Estimates rangtd from one to
n dozen
COOLIDGE GETS DEGREE
AT WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Mlddlrtown. Conn., .lune 21. Commence
ment rxer "-es at Wesleyan Unlvcrsitv
to-dav took on adder) Interest because of of ihe town representative families, that
the prfencr of Governor Calvin Cnolidgelof Dwight Wells, a letter carrier. Five
of Mas .nehusrtts. Republican nominee J children in three years Is a good Mart
for vice rcMdent. who was awarded an , " raising a family. Tho arrival of twins,
honorary degree of doctor of laws. This H boy and a girl. Wednesday of last
was Vt e ley a n's fHh commencement.
President Shanklin awarded seven mas
ter degree-, four in arts and three In
sciences n course, loiether with 4S de
grees of bachelor of arts and 4t of
bachelor in cienre to members of the
1920 clar-
The honorary degrees given were- Doc
tor; of law Governor Coolldge of Mnssa
ehurett Bishop Theodore R. Henderson,
"2 of Detroit. Mich.; S. F.arl Taylor,
general secretary of the Inter-Church
Movement. New York city, and Robert
71 Fife and Marcus Taft, professor of
German at Wesleyan.
Doctor of civil laws, William Miller
Collier president of George Washington
University.
Doctors of divinity, the Revs. George
Fllsworth Bishop, '01, of Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Charles Wesley Burns, Minneapolis. Minn.;
Frederick Lincoln Fllnchbaugh, '99, Cin
cinnati. Ohio, and Victor Garfield Mills,
Merldcn, Conn.
Master of arts. Henry Bacon, college
architect, of New York city.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE
Founder's Body Placed In Special Vault
I'nder Chnnrel of Chnpel
Willlamstown, Mass., June 2ft Govern
or Coolldge and representatives of the
army participated to-day In the impres
sive ceremonies attending the placing of
the remains of Colonel Ephraim Williams,
founder of Williams College, in a special
vault under tho chancel of the. college
chapel General Pershing and Itear Ad
mlra Sims, who hail been expected to be
present were unable to come.
Colonel Williams was killed by Indians
at the battle of Bloody Pond, near French
Mountain, Lake George, N. Y on Sep
tember 17SS, and was buried on the bat
tl'field. His grave was marked with a
boulder. Nearly a hundred years later
Williams "ollcgo purchased small plot
of land surrounding the grave, enclosed
it with an iron fence and erected a monu
ment nearby.
This spring a commission representing
the college exhumed the remains, which
were placed In a specially designed urn.
This urn was brought here to-day.
Just outsldn the town limits the con
icnco nCnrlng tho urn was met by
Company M, With Infantry of Adams,
who escorted It to Field Memorial Park,
on Main streot There a procession wns
formed, marshalled hy two Williams
graduates, Colonel Archibald Hopkins of
Washington, a Civil War vntornn, and
Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Whittles
ry of New York, who won fame In tho
World War.
In the long lino which marched to
the Thompson Memorial Chapel wero
Governor Coolldge, Major Geuoral Clar
enco R Edwards, commnnrler of tho
28th Division (Ynnkoo) In tho World
War; Major General William A. Pew
frctlrej) of tho Stato mllltln. General
J, ,1. Sullivan, members of tho Wil
liam" factulty, alumni and the senior
claBS.
At the chapel the urn containing tho
remains of tho college founder wore
placed In tho vault and atono tnbletB
hearing his namn and tho names of the
Williams men who lost their lives In
tho Clvll'War nnd tho World War were
unveiled. A memorial nddress was de
livered by Rev Dr. John S. Zcllo of
Troy, N V.. a Williams alumnus.
The Thompson Memorial chapel was
erected an a memorial of Frederick V
Thompson of New York. The momorlnl
tablets are the gifta of Mrs. Thompson.
After the ceremonies Governor Cool
idge was te.ndorel a recoptlon by tho
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. The mem
bers congratulated him upon his nom
ination by the Republican party for
vlco-presldont
wptKU mass avast aus fay bkst
LOS ANGELES HAS
AN EARTHQUAKE
Walls of City Jail Cracked
Several Buildings Slightly
Damaged
Los Angeles, Cal June 21. An earth
quake shook tho city at 6:47 p. m.
Officials of the fire and puhllc works
departments half an hour after the shock
said no serious damage bad been re
ported. Several buildings wero reported to have
been slightly damaged. Bricks railing
from a building nt Sixth street and (Irand
avenue Injured a pedestrian.
Office buildings were shaken so severely
that many of their occupants lied to the
streets.
The shock was felt In Long Roach,
San Pedro, Santa. Monica and Rednndo
lleach, according to reports to the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company.
Whlttlcr, Covlna and other Inland points
reported they had not noticed the quake.
A slight earth tremor was felt hero
Friday morning.
PUN BIG MUSIC COURSE
Mldileliilry College llni Engagement
for Nct Vriir To I'll?
(Irrlirnlra S-VKIO
Middlehury, ,lun H. Although no an
nouncement has yet been made Middle
hury College is to have next season one
of the finest music courses given any
u'here in the country.
The season will open November 1 with
a concert by tho Philharmonic Orches
tra of New York, .losef Strnnsky con
ducting. The orchestra will receive $2,000
for coming to Middlehury.
hater will come the Flonnloy String
Quartet, now ranked as the finest organ
ization of Its kind In the country. An
other engagement Is that of Relnald
Werrenrath, the famous American bari
tone. A two-piano concert is to be given
by Ouy Maler and Lee Pnttlsnn, two
young men who have won high standing
fur their unique recitals.
Henry Adams, AVI111 Mint Stepdaughter,
.Succumb nt Funny Allen Hos
pital (iirl Is Hcrni erlnpr
Fletcher. Juno IS. Henry Adams, the
50-ycar-nld farmhand, who shot nnd
wounded Louise Garret, his stepdaughter,
aged 20, yesterday afternoon In what is
supposed to have been a Jealous fit, died
at six o'clock this morning at the Fanny
Allen hospital In Wlnuoski. where both
were tukfn following the affair.
The girl is said to he in a favorable
condition at the hospital. Sho has
wounds in one leg nnd one arm, four
shots tired by Adams going wild.
RACE SUICIDE UNPOPULAR
IN ST. .TOIINSBURY
St. Johnsbury, June 20. If any sociolog
ist, left-over statesman from the Bull
Moose regime, or worrier over the de
cadence of the old New England stock.
begins to get fussed over the prospect of ,
race, suicide in this country, bo Is Invited
to come lo St. Johnsbury and call on ono
wek. comp'etes the quintette. A daugh
ter not quite three years old. twin boy
and girl lust over a year old, and the
latest arrivals keep the happy parents
busy All are lively, heallhv and give
every Indication of helping to keep their
home town on the map.
CAN'T EMPLOY BOYS
Many Application li Permit Those
I'nder In to Work In Quarries
Montpeller. June 20. Many applications
are being received by the commissioner
of industries asking that hoys under 16
years of age be permitted to work in tho
quarries this summer. Tho commissioner
has been forced under the provisions of
the statutes to deny their request ior tho
reason that section .".'15 of tho General
Laws positively prohibit. the employment
of n child under Pi years of age in a
mine or quarry and the commissioner has
no authority to waive tho provisions under
any circumstances.
BARRE AND MONTPELIER
POPULATIONS DECREASE
Was-hington. June 20. The following
census figures worn announced yesterday:
New Haven, Conn., 1C2.390, an increase
of 2.S,7Sri. or 21. r. per rent.
Annapolis, Md., 11,211, an Increase of
2,fA"i, or ;W,3 per cent.
Jefferson City, Mo., T.1,0G7, an increase
of 2,217, or 1S.7 per cent.
Barre, Vt., 10,WS, a decrease of 726, or
G.S per cent.
Montpeller, Vt., 7,12.';. a decrenso of 7.11.
or 0.3 per rent.
The. populations of Yonkem, N. Y.,
San Diego, Calif., Sioux City, Iowa,
Greenfield, Mass., and La Crosse, Wis.,
will bd announced to-morrow.
ESTABLISH OPEN ZONE
FOR KILLING DEER
Montpeller, June 20. Linus Leavens,
whllo in Rutland county last week on
fish and game regulations, completed tho
establishment of an open zone for killing
deer to protect the crops on the farm of
B. L, Stafford in Wnlllngford, Ho nlfo
Inspected another farm, but tho matter
of establishing an open zono has not yet
been arranged.
HARDWICK JUNIOR
SENIOR GRADUATION
Hardwlck, June 19. Graduation exer
cises of Ilnrdwlck Junior-Senior High
School wero hid last evening In tho opera
'house, Thero wero six commencement
speakers chosen from tho class. They
were Margaret Heaney. A, Lynn Wheeler.
Martha M, White, Alexander Graham,
Gono O Hnnfnrd and Winifred E. John
son. The diplomas wore pre&ented by
Prln. J. H, Fuller. Tho University of Ver
mont honor scholarships were won hy
Winifred E. Johnson and Marirnret
Hoancy,
400 BUICK LABORERS
PASS THROUGH STATE
St. Albans, June 22.- Three cars
loaded with laborers passed through
this city this afternoon en route to tho I
Bulck factory, Flint, Mich. This makes
eight cars of laborers which have
passed through this city within throe
weeks cu route to the Ilulr.k factory,
a totnl of approximately 400,
GAME HUNTING
Four-year-old Minnie stood watching
the cook cleaning a chicken, Finally, when
tho process was almost completed, Hhe
looked up and Inquired'
"My goodness, what In the, world are
i you trying to find?" Tho American Legion
Weekly.
BUMPERS AGAIN
HEADS A. F. OF L
Vctcran President Is Re-elected
for the 30th Time at 40th An
nual Convention O n 1 y One
Vote Against Him
Montreal, .Tune IS. The American Fed
eration of Labor again expressed Its
confidence In tho leadership of Samuel
Odmpers Its veteran president, when It
re-elected him to-day for the thirty-ninth
tlmo at Its fortieth annual convention
hero and returned lo office his entire
administrative cabinet.
Mis elertnn was vlrtunlly unanimous,
The only delegate who voted against him
was .lames A. Duncan, of the Seattle Cen
tral Labor Council, lender of tho
progressive wing of the federation. The
delegates gave tho elderly labor lender a
tremendous ovation when he declared;
"I accept the call to duty nnd I will
obey.' Ho was much affected by the dem
onstration. Representative of the -nllroad workers'
organizations, seconded Mr. Oompers'
nomination, which was made by Oeorge
V. Perkins, of the Clgannakers' Union,
They pledged their hearty support to his
leadership, declaring that the convention's
action of yesterday In endorsing govern
ment ownership of the railroads should
not be construed as a repudiation of his
administration.
Mr. Gompers explnlned that the federa
tion bad not changed Its views in con
nection with the use of light wines and
beer, manufacture and sale of which was
advocated by tho convention last year.
Timothy llealy of New York, president
of the Stationary Firemen, and Sara H.
Conboy, of the Textile Workers, lo-nlght
wero elected fraternal delegates to the
British trades and union congress.
Other officers re-elected included.
.Tames Duncan of Quinoy, Mass., first
vice-president; Joseph V. Valentine of
Cincinnati, second vice-president; Frank
Duffy of Indianapolis, third vice-president,
William Green of Coshocton, Ohio,
fourth vice-president, V. D. Mahon of
Detroit, fifth vice-president, T. A. nirkcrt
of Chicago sixth vice-president, Jacob
Fisher of Indianapolis, seventh vice-president.
Daniel J. Tobln of Boston and Frank
Morrison of Washington, D. C. wero olec
ted treasurer and secretary respectively
without opposition.
ORGANIZED LABOR WANTS
LEAGUE UNCHANGED
Federation Mho Aks 1', S. tr Keep
'IIiiiiiN Ofr In Mexico
Montreal, June 20. Tho American Fed
eration of Labor adjourned Its annual
convention here last night after Indorsing
the League of Nations without reserva
tions. The closing session of the two weeks'
convention was a stormy one. Irish sym
pathizers, supported hy the progressive
wing of the federation, opposed the
movement to indorse the League and
throughout the debate on the question
President Samuel Oompers had difficulty
in maintaining order. His gavel was
sm.vOiod In his efforts to quiet tho pro-
crerllngs,
Mr. Gompers and the executive council
will leave Immediately for Washington
to put Into operation the program by the
convention. The first move, It was said,
will ho launched against the Democratic
National Convention to obtain Incorpor
ation of the federation's program In the
party to-morrow. They will urge also
that the federation's non-partisan politi
cal policy, which was unanimously ap
proved by the convention, he carried out.
LABOR DEMANDS OUTLINED
Labor's program as outlined by. tho
convention domands:
Ratification of the peace treaty.
Government ownership, with Democrat
ic operation of railroads.
Curb of profiteering and high cost of
living.
Jailing of food and clothing profiteers.
Right to strike and abolition or com-
ipulsory arbitration and antl-striko leg
islation.
"Hands off" in Mexico by the United
States government.
Indorsement of the Irish Republic.
Right of collective harganlng.
Advances In wages wherever necessary
to maintain tile American standard of
living.
Shorter workday, If necessary, to pre
vent unemployment.
inc League or Nations issue arose
shortly before adjournment. Its opponents
were unable to gather sufflrent votes for
a roll call and a number of Irish sym-!
pathlrers Jumped to the floor and de
manded that their votes be recorded as
"no" In the records.
President Gompers was compelled to
take the floor in support of the league,
when it hecame apparent that the dele
gates were swinging to the opposition.
Members of the executive council made
emphatic, appeals In behalf of the
covenant.
The report of the committee on In
ternational relntlons, which was ndopted,
declared that lo reject tho lenguo would
be "Indorsing tho policy of greed, hatred
and brutal war ns the rule that guides
In the settlement of relatons between
nations.
"It Is not a perfect document, and
perfection is not claimed for It," the re
port added. "It does, however, mark tho
nearest approach to perfection that ever
has been devised for tho prevention of
war. It must meet with tho unqualified
approval and support of tho American
working people."
Charging that the "greed of rapltalsts
to oxplolt" tho pcoplo of Mexico Is tho
cause of the present unrest in that coun
try, the federation demanded that the
government contlnuo Its "hands oft"
policy toward Mexico.
"We ii i c unalterably opposed to any
nxrrcli' of force hy tho United htates,
said lb report adopted by tho conven
tion, ' i'i satisfy tho desires of those
America. is whoso solo interest in Mexico
Is tho exuloltaton of Its woikers. its
boundless wealth of oil and mlnornls.1
GEORGE W. PERKINS,
FINANCIER DIES
ncalli llcMiilt of I'nriiiiinnln Contracted
While In Wnr Service
New York, June 18. George W. Perkins,
financier, died this morning In tho Stam
ford Hall Sanltnrlum, Stnmford, Conn.
It became known Juno 11, that Mr. Per
kins had suffered n nervous broakdown,
but members of his family did not Intl
mato at that tlmo that his life was In
I danger,
Mr. Perkins
was taken to Stamford
ahout tpn davB ag0 nnrt nts ,, Oeorge
W. Perkins, Jr., announced the chartge
wns mnrle to afford his father's complete
rest nnd seclusion from his friends, who
sought his counsel during the political
rnmpalgn preceding the Chicago conven
tion. The ailment to whlrh Mr, Perkins sue
climbed Is believed to have been the re
sult of Influenza and pneumonia contract,
ed while sorvlng with tho Y. M. C, A, In
France during tho war
A statement by tho dead financier's phy
sicians given out ,nt Mr. Perkin's office
gave the tlmo of his death as 2'1. this
morning. Death resulted from an attack
of "nculo Infiamatlon of the brain, tho
result of coniplote nervous exhaustion
due. to Intense and continuous overwork,"
the announcement said,
The death of Mr. Perkins was particu
larly unexpected, ll was said, at his office,
on account of his having recently sur
vived n very serious attack, after which
his family and frlemtn helloved his con-
!tllmlon sumcentiy rohu.t to throw oft
I'ir. inninny.
While details of the funeral have not
been announced, It was said It would take
place Sunday afternoon at the Rlverdalo
Presbyterian Church In the Bronx. Tho
services will be private It was said.
With Mr. Perkins at the time of his
death, were his pnn, George W., .lr.,
his daughter, Mrs. Howard Freeman nnd
his sister. Emily Perkins.
Distress ovor the loss of an old friend
was expressed by .1, Plerpont Morgan,
when ho was Informed of Mr. Pcrkln's
death. Tin said:
"I am deeply distressed nt the news of
Mr. Pcrkln's death. lie was a friend
for more than twenty years and a very
active partner for ten years."
Georgo Walbrjdge Perkins, for ten
years a member of the firm of J. P.
Morgan fc Co., wan reputed to have first
suggested to nnd persuaded "big bilsl-
TlPSfl" In n,1n-,l .nn t -In rr Ihenrqnnn
sen-Ice bonuses, sick-benefit's and old-
ago pensions.
It was Perkins who wns also said to
have Inaugurated tho plan which per
mitted employes of the United SlHtcs
Steel Corporation nnd the International
Harvester company. In both of which ho
was nt ono time an executive, to pur
chase stock on instalments anil at less
than market value on the assumption
that "Industrial Justice, is the most profit
able of Investment, that Justlco promotes
peace, peaco promotes prosperity and
that tho workman's prosperity Is neces
sary' to the prosperity of tho business
man."
Mr. Perkins was born In Chicago,
Jnnunry 31, 1RG2, a descendant of Jacob
Perkins, an English ancestor who settled
In Boston in 1611. Ills father, George W.
Perkins, long engaged In the shipping In
dustry at Buffalo, was later a pioneer In
tho llfo Insurance field. The son entered
tho Insurance business In Chicago when
IS ns a clerk, became a bookkeper, an
agent and subsequently manager of a
Cleveland office. Ho went to Denver and
in 1&92 was made vice-president of the
New York Llfo Insurance company. His
achievements attracted the attention of j
tho elder Morgan and In 1!C he was In
vited to become a member of the Wall
Street firm. In this capacity he negotiated
a number of big foreign loans. He re
mained with J. P. Morgan ft Co. until
lniP, meanwhile becoming a director of
numerous large corporations Including
the steel and harvester companies, a
number of tailroads and the International
Mercantile Marino company.
Retiring from business a few years
later as ho said, "to dovote myself to
other work of a public and seml-puhlic
nature," Mr. Perkins wrote nnd spoke
frequently on the subject of industrial
justlco and when Colonel Roosevelt be
came Progressive candidate for the
presidency In 1012 ho became chair
man of the national executive com
mittee of the party. Previously bo bad
been a Republican. The year beforo
he ha 1 urged a revision of the fed
eral corporation laws and in testify
ing beforo a congressional committee
Investigating the United States Steel
Corporation ho advocated the fullest
publicity for all corporations. Despite
the defeat of tho Colonel, Mr. Per
kins continued active In bis advocacy
of progressive principles.
Mr. Perkins early In the World War
interested himself in tho matter of
American preparedness. Ho was a
sovero critic of President Wilson. In
a speech In Indianapolis In 1913 he. de
clared tho "United States was unpre
pared for war" and urgol Immediate
action. After tho United States enter
ed the struggle he endeavored to stim
ulate food production and by largo
purchases of provisions at distant
points sought to avert a war-time
shortage in New York city. He was
also activo in Red Cross, Liberty
Loan anrl other patriotic drives.
After tho war Mr. Perkins went to
France to investigate charges of
waste and Inefficiency against the
Young Men's Christian Association
workers ahroad. Ho reported that
while some mistakes had heen ma Jo
thero wns "little ground for honest
criticism."
A close friend of the late Mayor Pur
roy Mitchell, Mr. Perkins at ono time
was prominently mentioned for the. May
oralty of New York. He was once quoted
as having said that New York city could
save J2.-!,000,nl a year by "a proper cut
In Its budget." Ho was a trustee of Va&
sar College and Berry School, Rome, Ga ,
and a member of numerous civic, scien
tific, sociological and philanthropic or
ganizations. In 1911. Mr. Perkins received
' the honorary degree of L.
L. D. from
the University of Wooster and the Uni
versity of Vermont
Mr. Perkins married In 1W9, Miss Fva
llna Ball, a daughter of Flamen Ball, of
Cleveland. O., to whom two children
wero born, Dorothy1 and George W, Per
kins, Jr., the latter of whom was a lieu
tenant in the American Expeditionary
Forces.
23 MAJOR-GENERALS
REDUCED IN RANK
Washington, June 21. Under a war de
partment order, 23 officers holding the
emergency rank of major-general, are
reduced to brigadiers or colonels and Hi
oillcers now hrigadler-generals aro re
duced to ranks ranging from major to
coloiel.
Prominent In tho list of major-generals
reduced an Clarence R. Kdwards, who
commanded tho New Kngland National
Guard Division overseas and who Is now
commander of the northeastern ileiiart
ment of Boston, and Henry T. Allen, com
mander of tho Anicrlcnn forces In Ger
many. They revert to their rank of
brigadier.
Others reduced to brigadiers are Major
Generals Omar Dundy, who commanded a
fighting division In France, and who Is
now in charge at Camp Lee, Va.j Charles
T. Mcnoher. director of air service; Wil
liam S. Graves, who commanded tho
American forces In Siberia; William M.
Wright, acting chief of staff In tho ab
sence of General March In Europe, anil
Samuel D. Sturgis, commanding at Camp
Sherman, Ohio,
HORSES CLIMB INTO FORD
Rutland, June 20. a pair of horses be
longing to W. B. Lcahcy of Chittenden
climbed aboard a Ford automobifo hero
Saturday afternoon. J. J. Woods of
Shrewsbury was sitting In the machlno
which was at a standstill on a business
street when tho horses, which had been
left unhitched, came tearing down the
street. Because of the noise of traffic
Woods knew nothing of their presence
until both animals plunged their forefeet
through the bach of the machlno and ono
of them struck the occupant. Woods
was taken to tho hospital. The Ford was
ivretfterj,
TUFTS OIVE HOOVER DEGREE
Medford, Mjiss , June 21. Tho honorary
degree of docW of rclence was conferred
on Herbert S. Hoover and that of doctor
of letters on Ellery Sedgewlck, editor of
tho Atlantic Monthly, nnd Margaret
Dclnnd. the author, at the Tufts College
commencement exercises to-day Diplomas
were awarded 2J7 students in all depart-ments.
ATTEMPTS MURDER
AND TRIESSUICIDE
Henry Adams of Fletcher Shoots
Step-Daughter, Louise Garret
Man May Die Girl Will
Probably Survive
Fletcher. Juno 17 Henry Adams, a
farm hand of this place, shot his step
daughter, Louise Garret, this afternoon
nnd a few minutes later put two bullets
Into Ills own head, The girl, although
I badly woundod, will prohably survive, but
Adams, It Is thought will die. Tho only
reason known for tho deed Is that Adams
was jenlous of the attentions a young
man was paying to the girl. The shoot
ing followed a quarrel between the two.
Adams made a trip to Bur ngton In a
hired car this morning and while In the '
city purchased a revolver. Arriving home ,
n,n,nut 2';V o'clock he called the girl out
side nnd they engagcil In a heated con
versatlon behind the barn, which ended
with Adams drawing his revolver and
opening fire on tho young woman. She
screamed nnd starterl for the house, but
Adams continued to shoot nt her, firing
six shots. One bullet" entered the girl's
right leg and another struck her In the
left arm. The nolso of the shooting
aroused the neighborhood anil several
people went to tho Iioufo Immediately.
The girl, although bleeding profusely
from her wounds, wns still conscious.
Deputy Sheriff W. M. Smith of Camhrldge
was notified by telephone nnd was asked
to bring n doctor with him. Deputy Smith
obtained Dr. S. G. Start, who lives next
door to him, and they Immediately start
ed for the scene.
Meantime, Adams hurried down to tho
woods hack of his house observed by
nelghhors. In a few minutes they heard
two shots and surmised that he had
made an attempt to take his life. This
surmise was, found to bo correct for
when tho deputy and doctor arrived u
few minutes Inter they found Adams 1p.
tho woods unconscious. Ho had shot him
self twice in the right temple near tho
car.
The condition of the two was such that
Immediate removal to a hospital was con
sidered necessary anrl both were taken
to the Fanny Allen hospital in Deputy
Smith's car.
Adams, who is ahnut T.0 years of age,
has lately been working by the day at
different places. Ills wife, who was tho
girl's mother. Is dead. Adams, the step
daughter and a housekeeper comprise tho
household. Tho girl Is 20 years of age.
nr-rmiinnvr In uTirmtnTTm
PETTIBONE HELD WITHOUT
BAIL FOR GRAND JURY
Bennington, Juno 21. Municipal Judge
William J. Meagher to-day refused to
consider ball in the case of Byron M.
Pettlbone. the undertaker's assistant, who
la charged with murdering his wife by
poisoning her on the night of April 6 nnd
hold the accused man for the special
grand Jury which will sit nt Manchester
to-morrow forenoon. Tho preliminary
hearing to-day was held at the request
of James K. Batchelder of Arlington,
counsel for Pettlbone. Only two wit
nesses wero examined, both for the prose
cution. Dr. E. M. Gardiner, who at
tended Mrs. Pettlbone on the night sho
died, testified concerning the patient's
condition anrl the efforts he made for
her relief. The physician said that Mrs.
1'ettlbnno was conscious between convul
sions and told him that she had taken a
dose of salts. Asked If she recognized
anything peculiar nbout the salts sho re
plied that they tasted bitter. Chief of
Police Patrick Brazil testified that he
was present in the Jury room at the
County Court house here on the evening
of June 15. Pettlbone, ho said, was In
structed that any admissions he might
make would be used acalnst him, but he
replied, "I want to get It off my mind."
Pettlbone, according to the witness,
admitted preparing tho dose of salts
into which he placed a quantity of
strychinlne sulphide. He said that he
secured the bottle containing the drug
from one of tho cabinets In tho Ward
Pharmacy three days before bis wife's
death and thnt ho carried the bottle
In his vest pocket until after he had
used tho contents. On the day follow
ing bis wife's death ho threw the bot
tle Into the stove.
Pettlhono showerl no emotion in
court. Once when one of the attorneys
attempted a joke during a brief re
cess he lnughed heartily and he emlled
repeatedly during tho course of tho
hearing.
WILLIAMS GIVES DEGREES
TO PERSHING AND SIMS
Willlamstown, M,nss., vjune 21. Amid
mighty ovations of applause anrl cheers
General John J. Pershing, Rear Admiral
William S. Sims and Franklin K. Lane,
secretary of the Interior, wero awarded
honorary degrees of doctor of laws at the
126th commencement of Williams College
held this morning In Grace Hall.
General Pershing was late in reaching
Willlamstown nnd tho exerclsos had
begun when he arrived at the auditorium.
As ho appeared on tho stage, he was
loudly applauded and was given a riBing
cheer. Ho shook hands with Admiral
Sims, who arrived In Willlamstown late
last night. Both General Pershing, and
Admiral Sims displayed keen Interest In
the valedictory address, of Ralph It.
Smith Mungcr, who tool; for his subject,
"A Soldier's Bonus," In which he opposed
tho granting of a bonus by Congress.
Honorary' degrees wero also awarded to
eight other prominent men with Dr.
Harry A. Garfield, president of the col
lege, doing the conferring, Of tho mem
bers of the graduating class 93 received
bachelor of arts degrees, 21 Uichclor of
arts, cum Inude, two bachelor of arts
magna cum laude and threo wero mado
masters of arts,
Seven honorary degrees of bachelor of
arts for war service wero awarded to
former Williams students.
KING'S DAUGHTERS
State Convention nt Ilnmlnlph Mrn.
Anna Evans of Burlington PrcHldrnt
Randolph, June 18. The State King's
Daughters convention closed here this
morning after a profitable session. The
attendance was somcvTint smaller than
expected on account of tho rain.
Wednesday the Informal reception was
well attended. Tho greetings from Silver
Cross Circle wero hy Mies A. F. Clarke
and for tho churches tho Rev. Frascr
Mctzgcr gavo a short welcome. Tho
music, which was In charge of Miss
Grant, consisted of two solos by Miss
Grant, accompanied by Miss Marcott, and
the response waa by Mrs. C..E. Nourse
of Rutland. Plnno muidc was given by
Miss Marcott. Thursday morning, dovo.
tlonal service was conducted by Sirs,
Emma Slayton of Woodstock, after which
announcement of the committees were
made by tho President, Mrs, Martha Clark
of Woodstock. Minutes of the executive
board and reports of State oillcers fol
lowed County presidents also were present and
reported ns follows; For Addison, Mrs.
Noonan; Bennington, Mrs. E, M. Thomp
son", Caledonia, Mrs. Nicholson; Chltten-
den, Mrs. Towers! Franklin, Mrs. Rubleo
of St. Albans; Rutland, Mrs. Fllmorc;
Orange, Mrs. Vinton; Windsor, Mrs.
Anna Farr; Washington, Mrs, C. .1. Cook
son. All these reports showed an en
couraging condition. Tho report of the
St. Louis convention was given by Mrs,
Hurt of Bennington. The Informal bal
lot followed nnd nt tho closo of this
the usual business session was held. Mr.
Slocum gave a short talk on tho tuber
culosis drive.
Tho convention voted to give 10O for
the tuberculosis preventorium work
among the children. It also was voted
to appropriate $50 for a memorial of
some naturo In the Swanton library In
memory of Mrs. Cros's, a former presi
dent, deceased,
Yesterday afternoon a memorial serv
leo was held for Mrs, Cross, Mr. E. M.
Denny of Montpeller presiding. Miss
Luetic Grant sang for tho convention.
The reports of the several committees
Wero received and tho formal ballot
taken. This resulted In the following:
President, Mrs. Anna A. Evans of Bur
lington; vlce-prealdcnt, Mrs. W. K.
Noursc of Rutland; recording secretary,
Mrs. Webster of Swanton; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. -Uralcy of Rutland; treas
urer, Mrs. Burt of Bennington; auditor, !
Mrs. Harwood of Bennington; magazine
representative, Mrs. L. A. Olbhs of White
River Junction. Tho evening session wns
held In tho Baptist Church, with music
by tho choir and the, Rev. W. T. Spar
hawk, who gave flute solos. The Rev.
F. S. Tolman offered prayer and read
tho Scripture nnd then the president In
troduced Mrs. Nellie Fellows, third on n
commltteo for junior work In the Inter
national order. Her address was Interest
ing anrl she was followed by Miss Brok
enshlre, who Is the third vice-president
of tho International order.
Tho morning session to-day consisted
of a devotional service and tho Installa
tion of the new officers.
INTERCOLLEGIATE BOAT
RACE WON BY SYRACUSE
Ithaca, N. Y., June 20, Coming from
behind Cornell In the 'Varsity crew race,
Syracuse won the major event of the In
tercollegiate regatta Saturday hy one
length. It was tho most sensational fin
ish of a boat race ever witnessed on the
Cayuga Lake course. Syracuse won by a
powerful drive during the last quarter
of a mile, but lost It at the mile mark,
when Cornell jumped Into a scant lead.
It was a gruelling contest between Cornell
nnd Syracuse. Columbia was third and
Pennsylvania fourth.
At the one and one-half mile mark
Cornel! was rowing a 3.1 stroke and Syra
cuse was hitting 32. Within tho sight of
thousands of spectators grouped near tho
finish stroke. Ramml of the Syracuse
crew called for a spurt. Tho Syracuse
power Increased anil 7.1 yards from tho
finish tho Orange boat passed the Cornell
'Varsity, which was rowing Its first race
of tho season.
Cornell's "heavy" 'Varsity could not re-
pnl" lts ,0M ,eari' aml Syracuse flashed
'across the finish line a strong winner.
.Pennsylvania finished third, two lengths
! behind Cornell, anrl Columbia finished
fourth, one length behind Pennsylvania,
The time of the 'Varsity race was: Syr
acuse, 11:02 3-5; Cornell, ILOSl-.-.; Colum
bia. 11:211-5; Pennsylvania, 11:39.
WANTS QUIET FOURTH
Wnltsfleld Appeal to Cnpltnl nnil I.enrns
the Lnw Applying
Montpeller. June 20. That Waltsficld
Intends to have a quiet Fourth of July
Is shown In the letter received from one
of the town authorities In which they
ask tho Secretary of State what can be
done to prevent the sale of fireworks. The
secretary has sent them a copy of the
General Laws which provide under sec
tion 710S that a person having a cracker,
squib, rocket or serpent with the Infent
to set It oft or selling It is liable to a
fine of 110 for each offense and under
section 711S that a person having In his
possession a toy pistol for an explosion
of percussion caps or blank cartridges
with the Intent to sell or give away tho
same Is liable to penalty under the Gen
eral Laws.
RUTLAND DOCTOR'S OFFICE
WRECKED BY BLAST
Rutland, June 20. Had a hlast which
was set off by the water department on
Wales street here Saturday morning been
shot off at the time of the "office hours"
of Dr. J. E. Thomson, thero would have
been loss of life.
The covering of planks and brush failed
to furnish sufficient resistance to tho
dynamito and large stones were hurled
through the windows of the office. Some
crossed the room, demolished a hookcase
anrl struck the wall behind it, Windows
In a house on the opposite side of the
street also were broken. No ono was
Injured,
MISS LANDON GETS PH. D.
AT COLUMBIA UNIV.
St. Alhans. June 21. Among those who
received the degree of Ph. D. at the
recent commencement at Columbia Uni
versity, New York city, was Miss Mary
Landon, daughter of Mrs. S. W. Utndon
of this city and Rordentnwn, N. J,, and
the late Professor uandon. a former prin
cipal of the High Schools in St. Albans
and Burlington and tho Bordentown Mili
tary Institute. Miss Landon also was
elected a member of the Columbia Univer
sity Chapter of Sigma XI, an honorary
scientific society. Slie Is assistant pro
fessor In the chemistry department at
Vassar College.
R. W. COWLING U. V. M. '2.T
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
St. Johnsbury, June 21 Reginald
W, Cowling, aged 1", died of pneu
monia at Plymouth, N. H, Sunday night
where he had gono on a short visit.
Ho was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs.
George C. Cowling And had Just com
pleted the freshman year at the Uni
versity of Vermont, where he took a
prize In mathematics. Ho was grad
uated from St. Johnsbury Academy in
tho class of 1919.
SETTLED FOR LEG
Chnmplnln llenlty Company Pays Com
pensation In William McCrne
Montpeller June 22. Commissioner
of Industries John S. Buttles hns com
pleted tho settlement of differences
between William Mc Crae of Hartford
and tho Champlnln Realty company.
Mr. JlcCrno was employed by tho realty
company nnd lost, hy amputation, nbout
one-third of one of his legs. He claimed
total loss of tho leg and tho matter
was to go to Supreme court, but an
agreement was reached In which Mr.
McCrae accepts compensation at
rate of loss of one-third of a leg.
the
WEDDED AT RUTLAND
Rutland, June 20, Miss Katherlne A.
Dye, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
L. Dye of this city, and Oeorge F, Jones,
son of Attorney J. C. Jones of Rutland,
were married nt the Church of tho Holy
Innocents Saturday by tho Rev. Bernard
Kclley. The cnuplo was attended by
Miss Helen Perkins and Attorney Law
rence C. Jones, brother of the groom.
Only members of tho two families were
present, Both the brldo and groom are
graduates of the Rutland High School.
Tho groom was In the ambulance serv
Ico during the World War, driving In
France for IS month.
WATER POWER BILL
HAS BEC0E LAW
President, It Is Announced.
Signed the Measure Prior to
June 11 New Act Was 10
Years in the Making
wasmngion, June is. The water
power development bill, ten years in
the making, finally hns become law.
Announcement that President Wilson
had signed the measure prior to Juno
11 was ma.lo lato to-day at tho Whlto
House. At tho same tlmo It was an
nounced thnt he had failed to sign tho
joint resolution repealing most of tho
war-time laws, and tho Underwood
resolution providing for negotiations
with Canada relntlve to the embargo
on tne snipmcnt ot wood pulp to tho
United States.
Another bill which failed to rer.elvn
tho President's approval would havo
authorized tho war department to
transfer motor equipment to tho de
partment of agriculture for road con
struction and other work
jiostiios ttio water power measure,
the President signed several bllla
passed In the closing days of tho re
cent session of Congress. This Included
an act authorizing the enlistment In
the military' forces of non-English
spoaklnK citizens and aliens; an act
paying for a sot of false teeth for
Mlchaol Macgarvey and five bridge
bills.
No explanation of tho delay In announc
ing tho President's approval of tho water
power measure was made.
Tho Whlto House statement said.
Tho President's action on the bl Is was
made known In the following statement
Tho president having been advised by
the attorney general In a formal opinion
that the adjournment of Congress does
not deprive him of the ten days allowed
by tho constitution for the consideration
of a measure, but only In case of disap
proval of the opportunity to return tho
measure, with his reasons to the House
In which It originated, has signed tho
following bills, each within 'he ten days
period, of course. The bIMs not signed
failed to becomo law under tho usual
practice.
SITE PRISON FOR FORGERY
Raymond AVnlker. Allan A. ft. Walter,
(Jets Tvtn to I'our Years for Check
Activities nt M. Albnns
St Albans. June 17. Raymond Walker
of South Burlington, alias A B. Wal
ters, was arraigned before Judge Nathan
N. Post in City Court this afternoon and
pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery.
He was sentenced to serve not less than
two nor more than four years In tho
State prison at Windsor. Walker offered
to make restitution as far as possible
anil paid back to tho Irving Dutrher Drug
company Jit. 12 of the $!0 he seemed with
a worthless check. He returned )Al to
Harold Cohen out of $20 and 9i cents out
of S2.00 to the St. Albans Vulcanlztng
company.
Walker was arrested at South Royal
ton Monday night, a few hours after ho
had passed the check at tho Hub depart
ment store.
Reuben Decker of Georgia was ar
raigned beforo Judge Post on a charge
of driving an automobile in the town of
Georgia while under the influence ot
leiuue, iiu Vi as illicu s-i-'V.io, who no
paid.
DETROIT FOURTH CITY
OF UNITED STATES
Washington, June 1?. An Increase ot
more t'han 11.1 per cent In the las' ten
years was shown In the census returns
for Detroit, announced to-day Cleve
land Increased 42 per rent. The figures
are:
Detroit, 993,739. increase 527,373. or 113. t
per cent.
Cleveland, 7SR.S3B. Increase 2M.171, or 42.1
per cent.
With announcement of the populations
of Cleveland and Detroit, the definite
ranking of the countries IS large cities
has been established. New York and Chi
cago remain flr.st and second cities, re
spectively. Philadelphia is the only one
of the 18 whose 1920 population has not
been announced, hut It Is unlikely that
the Pennsylvania city's rank as third
largest In the country will be changed.
Detroit had Jumped into fourth and Clf ve
land Into fifth position, forcing St Lou's
Into sixth, Boston into seventh, Raltlmoro
in eighth and Plttshurg in ninth place.
Los Angeles advanced from 17th rank
to PUh and displaced Buffalo, as well aa
retaining the honor of being tho largest
cty west of St Louis. San Francisco
retained 11th rank nnd BufTalo dropped
from 10th to 12th. whllo Milwaukee waa
forced Into 13th place.
Washington. D. C, moved from 11th to
llth position, displacing Newark, N J
which dropped Into 15th position Cincin
nati, 13th largest city in 1910, now ranks
as IGth.
New Orleans, through the advance oj
Los Angeles and Washington was forced
from 11th rank to 17th position, whllo
Minneapolis retained Its rank as ISth
largest city,
Tho ranking of the cities below Minne
apolis cannot he determined until the.
populations of Kansas City, Mo., Provi
dence, R, I., and Rochester, N, Y , hnva
been announced.
PAYS UP STOCK
Mngnmin Tnlc Company Ha Stoo.ooo
l.im, Tonit In Mine
Montpeller, June IS.' The .Magnesia Talc
company of Wnterhury has filed a cer
tificate that Its pnld tip stock now amounts
to JlOO.nuO nnd that a part of It Is acroun'
lerl for In tho purchase of the Moretown
'rale .Mine, where, 4il Is ascertained, es
tlmated there arc 1,333,333 tons of tnlc.
A new ascertainment of the value of tho
Duxbury mine, adding 525,000 and good
j..... ... ..... tUiiij.ni(J ,nw Lint io jaU.llV.
I NEW BEDFORD ADVANCES
I INTO 100,000 CLASS
! Washington, June 17. With an increase
jof more than 25 per cent during the last
'ten years, New Bedford, Mass has art-
vanced Into the lOO.OoO class of cities with
a total population of 121,217, according
to the census bureau's announcement to
day. In the ten years New Bedford,
whlch ranked as the 53rd most populous
city In 1910, has outstripped Trenton, N.
J., Nashville, Tenn., Albany, N, Y
Lowell and Cambridge, Mass,, and Spo
kanc. Wash.
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