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BARRE DAILY TIMES HE VOL. XXIII NO. 269. GRAHAMS LETTER WAS ADMITTED TO REVEAL HIS "STATE OF MIND Prosecution in Case of Al leged Embezzlement and Larceny Against Former State Auditor Objected Strongly to Admission of the Letter. CHECK FOR $11,105.07 WITH THE LETTER Ex-Gov. Graham Was on the Stand Yesterday Aft ernoon in His Own De fense State Treasurer Scott Was Again Exam " ined, This Time Regard ing Refunds to State. Slate Treasurer W. F. Scott was re turned to the witness stand in Wash ington county court to-day to testify about a letter he received (at the time a $11,105.07 check was paid, the letter .having been signed by II. F. Graham. Treasurer is'cott followed ex-Gov. Gra ham, who started his testimony yester day afternoon in defense against the charges of embezzlement and larceny of state funds while he was auditor. The state objected to the admission I of the evidence. Judge Butler, how ever, admitted it and quoted the au thorities.. The court said he was at first in doubt about admitting evidenct that pertained to a period prior to the date the defendant was suspected; but he came to the conclusion the ruling wan proper. ' The letter was admitted to show "state of mind" and not as bearing on .. the question of -fact -contained...., It was read by Mr. stlekney. Mr. i-coti identified the check for $11,10.".07 as that mentioned in the letter.. The letter stated that the check was to cover the balance of all orders from July I, 1914, not heretofore returned or vouchered for. The letter said he purposely refrained from paying the If 1,1 00 amount called to his attention hr Mr. Gate. The first four years of his office wort not covered, as he con sidered verv careful check had been made by the' inspector of finance and the legislative committees. Recardimr payments by Gov. Gra ham, witness said a refund of $1,600 was made May 4, lots, wmcn wa com i posed of $140 in cash and a check for $1,400 on the National bank of New port; on May 16, 1018, $3,5H0, a check of the treasurer of the Bankers Trust Co. of New York and endorsed by Mr. ' Graham; .Tune 3, 11118, $3,000, for $1,00 on account of highways and $1,800 on account of highway "work; .Pune 21, 1018, $275-41, personal check of E. H. Deavitt on, the Capital Pavings Bank & Trust Co.; Nov. 4, 1018, $11,105.07, check of K. H. DeaVitt, special, with the Capital Savings bank, certified be fore presentation. On being cross-examined by Mr. A Archibald, attorney general, the wit nes. Scott, said the certification on the SIUMHJ check was made on Nov. 6, 10IH. "More than two months after the check was drawn?" ' .- :"Ys, sir." State Treasurer Scott was asked if he know who dictated the words, "re ferred auditor of accounts," on the re ceipts. He said ho hail no personal knowledge, but thought it was placed there by Mr. Cave. He had no personal knowledge who wrote these words on any of the receipts, as he was not pres ent. in the office. He had no information on the amount of the overdrafts in the auditor's office. He did not know that he. was ever informed that Mr. Deavitt was Mr. Graham's attorney. He might have inferred H. He under stood he was representing the respon dent when the letter was preseuted. .About Aug. 24, 1918, he received a com munication from Bank Commissioner Williams, stating the amount claimed to be due from Mr. Graham. He did not think it was as early as March when he had information about this. Mr, Graham Called. Gov. Graham resumed his testimony) t 11 o'clock, at the close of the fore-j noon recess. He testified he had an ac count in the National Bank of New port, made up of the fate' ordera and . i . j : . . ii j ... ,.. this account for interest and note, held" By tDe i-aroouie voiiniy cvinr in. one being to pay a note of $2.1 M signed by Graham & Skinner, himself, his mother, and Augustus Paddock. When he left the office he told Mr. Gates that his account as auditor was not settled; did not tell how it would he settled. Had not made payment before May 4 because the legislature was in session and he "had his hands full"; after that war was declared and he "did not have a moment's time." As soon as he did, he attended to this. Mr. Graham testified he paid fl.tUai, tnn. $.1.1 hh) and $2,VK). He had funds in the treasurer's office. It was in an envelope which he pave to Mr. Cave, about $2,"t to 4.mn. Relative to l'Orhe explained how that happened in be in the treasurer' office, lie ad tanccd to the highway acmint and drew against it. Finally Mr. Rates took care of the adtance. and Mr. t.ra hsm. tliinMng that another advance. drew an order, and it rented i nd left there nniil he moved it to' the governor's effice and then later placed it in the treasurer's olfice until it was paid into the treasury. . Mr. Graham testified to a talk with Mr.v Gates at Vergertnes, telling him then he had paid some money into the treasury, and Mr. Gates made no ob jection. He, testified he had a talk with Mrl Gates in his office. This was after he had asked Mr. Deavitt to check up the accounts. This was after some of the money was paid in. Relative to the highway in Greens boro, he testified to conversation be tween C. W. Gates and himself over the building of the fond. "He arranged with me to advance the money to finance it," said Mr. Graham. The wit ness then testified to the bookkeeping and the acount being kept only on the highway department. He did not know how the advances stood at all times. He made advances by check and orders. He testified to a statement prepared by Mr. Wallace which was introduced to show that at the tune he drew tue $1,800 order he had sufficient balance to draw the order, supposing there was a balance of $2,000 to draw against. He afterward found out this was wrong, and there was an over draft. He returned the money to the state treasury as a part of the $3,000 paid to the treasurer. He showed a re- j ceipt covering that amount and made the payment as soon as he could after j he found out about it. There would be no voucher in the auditor's offiee. j Graham Explained Office Methods, j On going on the stand yesterday I afternoon ex-Gov. Graham explained the methods 'of the office during the time he served as auditor, stating that there was no change in general meth ods but the system had grown as the work increased after the voucher sys tem was adopted. At first it was sira- ( Continued on page 3) TALKING WITH PLANETS (. NOT RIDICULOUS It Is Possible to Send Messages from Earth to Other Members of Sun't , Families, Says Italian Professor. Rome, Jan. 30. Iiiter-plaiietary com munication, as suggested by mysterious waves recently caught by - wireless plants throughout the world i- He, a- subject for ridicule, says Professor Di menieo Argentieri, the widely known scientist. He asserts it is possible to send messages from the earth to other members of the sun's- family because ether will convey electric waves as readily as air. . lhese mysterious communications, he said to-day, "make one think of spiritualistic phenomena, which has been commonly believed to be due merely to natural force. Because of the regularify with which they have been observed, however, scientist be lieve they are due not to mechanical, but to intelligent force." An Opposite View. Florence, Thursday, Jan. 20. Father Alfani, director of the Ximcnian ob servatory in thf city, said to-day that to spread rumors relative to inter change of messages between planets was "alwolutely scandalous." ' hat has been observed at wircle. stations at Iondon and New York," he declared, "has been caused by at mospheric discharges, which have al ways interfered with radio communi on t ion. He added that William Marconi, in ventor of the wireless telegraph sys tem, should "sue for libel" the man who interviewed him recently and quoted him as believing that faint sig nals picked up by wireless stations might come from pome source outside the earth. 3 BODIES REPORTED; POLICE FOUND BUT 2 Theory Is That One of the Men First Discovered Near Cleveland Re covered Sufficiently So That He Crawled Away. Cleveland, O., Jan. .10. Search was made to-day for the slayer of two men, whose bodies were found in a lonely spot in Pearl road, in the outskirts of the city, early this morning. First re port from a passerby who discovered he bodies, said there were three, but the police found only two. The theory was advanced that the third man was unconscious and recovered sufficient Iv to crawl away. It is thought the mur ders were committed in the city and the men taken to the spot in an auto mobile. Ietters found in the clothing appar ently identified the men as Sylvester T. (f y zo. Order to disband army Said to Have Been Issued to Northwest Russian Force. London, Jan. 30. A Moscow w ireles message report that an order has been issued for the disbanding of the north west Russian army. A Kharkov mes sage says that the first Astrakhan Cos sack regiment has surrendered com pletely to the holsheviki. There is no intent ion. accordinc to this information, of evacuating Mop cow, where the reported out break of plapue is denied, as well as the rumored revolt of the reds. Speculation in Foreign Exchange is Barred. - Bru-seU, Jan. 3ft Speculation in f-T-eiim exchange wi,l he punished by e- dra'rcrlvcre penalties nnilcr a royal decree which wiil be Issued nms, accord. ng to the Be'ge Independence. STEAMER BROKE IN TWO AND SANK Captain and 22 Men of the American Steamer Mie lero Are Missing BOAT WITH 18 MEN WAS PICKED UP The Mielero Was Bound from Cuba to Philadel ' phia When Lost New York, Jan. 30. The American tank steamer Mielero from Matanza, Cuba, Jan. 23, for Philadelphia, broke in two and sank at sea', according to . . . i . a wireless message received nere to day by the naval communication serv ice. One boat wjth the chief officers and 17 men has been picked up by the steamer Ozette,, and another boat with the captain and 22 men is still missinz. The loss of the 'tanker was reported by the steamer Ozette by wireless, re layed through the U, S. 8. Clemson. The position given by the Ozette indi cated that she picked up the men ap proximately 150 miles east of Savan nah, Ga. The message said: "Picked up lifeboat, containing chief officer, third mate, four engineers and 12 members of crew of tank steamer Mielero, which broke in two on Jan. 20 and sank. Captain's boat with 22 men of crew still adrift. Heavy northeast seas moderating." The message was dated at 1 :30 a. m. to-day. BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE IS MADE SLOWER Difficulties of Supply Have Stopped the AdvanceA!ongTrans-Si-berian Railroad. London, Thursday, Jan. 2fl.- Difficul ties of supply have probably stopped the advance of the bolshevik troops along the Trans-Siberian railroad west of Irkutsk, according to advices o the war office. All resistance to the soviet army seems to have disappeared. Bol shevik detachments are reported to have reached the Chinese frontier southeast of Blisk. Armored trains under the command of General Senienoff bombarded Ir kutsk on Dee. 30. at which time the city was practically in possession of insurgents. Then Senienoff troops at tacked and captured the railway sta tion, hut were later forced to retire. The allied missions were in the sta tion but were unable to induce Semen off's men to postpone their attack, al though they violated the agreement that the railroad should be considered neutral territory. Frequent breakages in the line prevented the departure of the mision for some days, but they were assured of their safely by the ultimate arrival of a Japanese battalion which occupied the station. representatives' of Admiral Kol chak'a government asked on Jan. 2 that the allied officers mediate w ith the insurgents in an effort to secure, an armistice of 30 hours. This was done by members of the mission. In the meantime, virtually all of Kolehak's troop joined the insurgents, and when the allied representatives left Irkutsk on Jan. n, it was eidcnt the govern ment's cause was lost. latest reports seem to show that relations between the new government and the Czecho-Slovaks have become worse and that bolshevism appears to be gaining ground. Encounter be tween Semenoff's troops ami Czech de tachments are reported and it is stated ' Admiral Kolchak and his Mall have been in prison at Irkut.-k. In south Kusia the bolslieviki have remimed their advance againt General IVnikine. On the western half of the front the main effort of the soviet troops appear to be directed south ward against Crimea, and southwest ward against the Kherson-Nikolaieir-Mesa area. tin the eastern half of the front the threatening red advance along the west ern shores of the Caspian sea has been cheeked and thrown back, but in the Don region the anti-bolsheviki are maintaining their positions. AH reports concur in saying the Russian retreat is being carried out in an orderly manner and that the oiet cavalry is gaining ground only step by step and is losing seierely. The righting spirit of Gen eral Denikine's men has revived, it is said. Jn western Russia, the Ijettish ad vance along a ninety-mile front has at tained mavinnim penetration of bout ' mile. Difficulties between Po land and Lithuania continue and threaten to become acute, owing to acts of ajrcreRftion by partisan detach ment. Allied representativca are try ing to mediate there. ODEsti am RED BY UKRAINIANS Bif Victory la Said to Have Been Wen By Gen. Pawknko, According to Ukrainian Press Service. Vienna. Thnrly. '!. -"1. Tne cap ture of tMe hr I'krainian force commanded by tieneral pawlenko i aniwiirH-ed bv tie I krainian prc part BARIIE, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, STRIKE DRIVES SHIPS AWAY Boston Port Business Hit by the Freight Han dlers' Action . , UNION SENDS WORD TO OTHER PORTS Telling Workmen There to Look Out for the Di verted Ships Boston, Jan." 30, Diversion to oth er ports of stcmshimj bound here was begun to-day because of a striekof 1200 freight handlers. With dock space scan ty ' and wharves piled high with ac cumulating freight, the shipping board steamer National Bridge was ordered by wireless to bring her cargo from Chilean, ports to New York instead f this port. Fifteen other vessels are due within a few daya and, if settle ment of the strike is not in sight, most of them probably will be similarly di verted. A few vessels are loading or unload ing at the piers of the New York. New Haven & Hartford rai'.r .! which is not affected by the strike, and on other vessels the work is heing finished by the crews, but several are anchored in the harbor or tied up at docks because of the strike. Costs of the delay ex ceed $1,000 daily with some of these vessels, and agents said they would be held there only a day or two longer, after, which, unless work was resumed, they would be sent elsewhere. The freight handlers' union countered the diversion of vessels with a mes sage to affiliated freight handlers and kingshoremen's unions in New York, Baltimore and other ports, announcing "strike on in Boston; look out for di verted ships." Meantime, many of the men who struck while receiving 43 cent an hour took temporary jobs ai snow shovelers at raUfb of tiO and !)0 cents an hour, and leader said that as long as there was snow on. the ground the strike would be without cot to the men. Efforts of the Boston and Maine rail road to recruit men to fill the places of the strikers failed and the Boston and Albany, the only other railroad affect ed, announced that it would make no attempt to hire strikebreakers. Reports that the effects of the em bargo on less than carload shipment of .freight. .ware: .beginning, be felt elsewhere in New England as well as at the rail -terminals here, came to-day from severalci tie. Efforts were made by shippers to 'pool their consignments and load the cars themselves. Kail road officials and labor leaders alike cid settlement of the trouble could . come only from Washington, where the demands of the freight han dlers' demands will he made by Direc tor General Hine not later than Feb. 4, according to a letter to-day from P. J. Coyle. general president of the Broth ethoiid of Railway. Station Employes. Mr. Coyle said he had been in confer ence with Mr. Hines The director gen eral, he said, extended thanks to the freight handlers on the New Haven sys tem, for remaining at work. FRANCE W ILL RETIRE SOME OF ITS PAPERS That Will Be the Essential Feature of New French Loan Would Im prove Financial Situation of France. Paris. Jsn. 30. An important part of the proceeds of the new French loan will be applied to the retirement of paper in circulation. this wll be one of the essential features of the gov ernment's plan to improve the financial situation of France, the Associated Press is able to say. Whether the new cabinet will favor an international financial conference to solve the question of ewhangw and other "urgent financial difficulties has not as yet developed. Information is re ceived from the Itest sources that the government had not intended to count UMin eiich resources, but intends to take other prompt and energetic meas ures. The reduction of the formidable sum of paper money in circulMion is considered a most necessary step, and as large a part as possible of he fuivls available from the new loan will be ap plied to this piirMc. The amount of bank bills In be retired will depend ance the budget and, if necssary, rigid upon the size of the loan. Radical increases in taxation to bal rc.irictions on the importatiTis of lux uries to chrk the depreciation of the franc are other measures which have been decided upon. NOT IN IRISH PARTY. William Adamton Deniea Affiliation With Organization. Iwondon, Thursday, Jan. ifl (via CHta wal. Repudiation of any connection with the lrih Nationalist party marked an address by' William Adam son, head of the parliamentary labor delegation, which ha been visiting Ire land, during a meeting at Relfast on Wednesday, ni-cording to advice. Mr. Adamson made hi statement in reply to questions by a delegation represent ing the principal trades union of that city. Mr. Adamon, n behalf of the dele gate, subsequently issued a statement ibat whatever solution of the Irish problem tniiiht be proposed by the del egates would receive the assent of the Labor party as a whole, not merely that of it parliamentary member. The deb-pates' report will probably be issued within a fortnight. Some emu aert that the delega tion's vUit to Ireland was promised beiausc the j.hor party was cntnim-cd it was inoperative that the lri-h ques tion must In- definitely ctlle. in some ay before the party attempt to form a BiinttU. FARMERS DISSATISFIED; PRICES WILL BE HIGHER Washington, D, C, Jan. 30. Decreased farm production next year and a consequent increase in the cost of living, due to dis satisfaction of farmers, was pre dicted before the Senate post office committee to-day by James 1. Blakeslee, fourth assistant postmaster-general. More than 40,000 answers to 200,000 ques tionnaires sent to farmers, he said, indicate a condition "dis quieting and portentous of disas trous consequences." EUROPE MUST WORK OUT HER OWN SALVJ TION Declares Sec, of the Treasury Glass in Commenting on Proposal for More Loans to European Nations. Washington, D. C, Jan. 30. Europe, insofar as the United States govern ment is concerned, must rely upon her own resources in retrieving financial equilibrium. This is the interpretation here gen erally of the letter Secretary of the Treasury Glass has sent to a committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United State, which sought a govern ment expression on the proposed inter national conference of financiers ' and commercial leaders to discuss reeon struction problems. In a blunt statement of the facts as he sees them, Mr, Glass declared "the American government has done all that it believes advisable and practicable to aid Europe." The conference, he added, would serve to cause confusion ana re vive hopes, doomed to disappointment, of further government loans. The treasury department does not of fer objection, Mr. Glass said, if the Chamber of Commerce of the I nt ted State, which has charge of the details of the conference, wishes to name dele gates to an informal conference, "pro' vided the scope and character and lim itations of such a conference, as well as the impossibility of United States government action, are cleany under stood." "If the people and governments of fcuroDe. Mr. GIas declared, "live with in their incomes, increase their proouc tion ws much us possible and limit their import to actual necessities, foreign credits to cover adverse balances would most probably be supplied by private investors and the demand to resort to such impracticable methods as govern ment loans and bank credits would cease. 'The American people should not, in my opinion, be called upon to finance and would not, in my opinion, respond to a demand that they finance, the re quirement, of -Europe insofar as they result from the failuv to take neces sary sieps for the rehabilitation of credit. ' 1 . "There is no more logical or prac tical step toward solving their own reconstruction problem than for the allies to give value to their indemnity claims against Germany by reducing these claims to a determinate amount which Germany may reasonably be ex pected to pay. The maintenance of claims which cannot be paid causes apprehension and serves no useful pur pose." Since the signing of the armistice, Mr. Glass pointed out, the treasury has made direct cash advances of JC2, 31,801,000 ito the allied governments and in addition has made available 1730.471,0(10 to those governments through the purchase of their enrren cies in covering United States expen ditures in Europe. Reside the I'nited States has sold on creditapproximate lv &tW.".(H0.000 in supplies and ha ex tended approximately $IOO.WX,n0 in relief as well as allowing tfo accrue 123,211,000 in unpaid interest on loans. LOWER PRICES COMING SLOWLY. According to Opinion of Reginald Mc- Kenna of Great Britain. London, Thursday, Jan. 20. Lower price will be slow in coming, said Reginald McKenna. former chancellor of the exchequer and now chairman of the London City and Midland bank, addressing the stock holders today. Any attempt to suddenly bring about a decrease in the cost of living, he said, would mean disaster. "The spending power of the public has increased from 1,1!, 000 .0(10 pounds sterling in 1014, to 2,(i!3.(HK at pres ent," he said. "Thi with loan to the state, ha raised bank deposit and consequently increased the buying ca pacity of the public. Wilh increased currency price of commoditic have soared, but in-reaed production will bring price down. The purchasing power of the world, however, i meas ured in money, and cannot be mate rially diminished. Ieflation isb onnd to le low, and any attempt to bring it about, rapidly would mean wide spread ruia among manufacturer and t radcr. BAN JOHNSON LOSES MOTION. Had Asked to Have Injunction Against Him Set Aside. New York, Jan. 30 The application of Ban Johnson, president of the Amer ican league, to have set aside a pre liminary injunction obtained by the New York--luh restraining him and the St. Iuis and Cleveland club, from in terfering with Carl Mar, a pitcher for the Yankee, pending trial of the suit for a permanent injunction, wa de nied 1o-dy by the appellate divi-ion of the supreme court. The court ex pressed no opinion on the merits of the controversy giving leave to the de fendant to move to vacate the tempo rary injunction if the plaintiff" should fail to moir the case for trial prompt ly. WELL-KNOWN RAILROAD MAN. H. M. Madge, Formerly f the SaU Fe Line, Died ia Denver. IVnrer. Col. Jan. - H U. Mihlye f'rmer genera! manager f I He At-hin-on, Tofcka'and Saute Fe railway, and cne of he best known railroad mea iaj the coubtrj, d ej here to-day. 1920. NURSE ACCUSED OF BRUTAL ACTS Miss Margaret E. Coumans Charged With Scalding Patient to Death PLEADS NOT GUILTY AND PUT UNDER $2,000 Mrs. Mary C. Lotz Died in a Private Hospital in Wellesley, Mass. Dedham, Mass:, Jan. 30. A charge that she had first beaten, and then scalded to death, Mrs. Mary C. Lotz of Maiden while the latter was a pa tient at a private hospital in Welles ley, was brought against Miss Margaret E. Coumans of Watertown, an attend ant at the institution, to-day. She pleaded not guilty and was held until February 6 for a hearing. She was re leased on $2,000 bonds. The i complaint on which Miss Cou mans waa arrer.ed charged that on Nov. 11 last she assaulted and beat Mrs. Lotz at the hospital, and then wilfully turned hot water into a bath tub in which she placed the patient, causing her tO;be scalded to death. .Mrs. Lot, had beeif under treatment at the hospital several weeks for a nervous disease. SERGT. YORK, HERO, ILL WITH APPENDICITIS A Famous Figure in World War Was Compelled to Cancel Speaking Tour in Massachusetts. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 30. Sergeant Alvin C. York, heralded as the World war's greatest individual hero, who is touring the United States in behalf of the Alvin C. York foundation to found and maintain a school in the mountain section of the south, was to-day forced to cancel his tour indefinitely owing to an attack of appendicitis. He was stricken following his lecture in Bos' ton Tuesday night but spoke at the Rotary luncheon here yesterday. He will not be operated on immedi ately, but if able will go directly to bis home in rail Mall, lenn. PROMINENT IN CASTLET0N. Albert L. Ransom Died of Shock Last Evening. Catloton, Jan. 30. Albert Lemuel Ransom, aged 74 years, one of Castle- ton's most prominent citizens and a resident of this towu for the greater part of his life, died at his home on Main street late last evening as ine result of a partial shock a few week ago. Mr. Ransom was a public spirited citizen who had held many important town offices in Castleton and his death is a loss to the-community. Mr. Random was born in Castleton May 31. 104rt, the son of Mr. and Mrs. litstu If. Ransom, and was educated n the schools of this town and at Fast- man Business college in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. After graduating from college, he was employed in Castleton for num ber of vears, later going to Marshall, Mich. Returning from Michigan. Mr. Ran som ,wa.s employed in I'lattshurg. N. Y.. Whitehall, N. Y and North Gran ule. N. "Y., returning to Castleton in 1S-U. where he purchased a tore of kieh he bad been the proprietor im I hi death, although failing health compelled him to retire from active buines in 1SWJ. Mr. Ransom had erved Castleton a selectman, postmaster and town rep resentative, being elected to the legis lature in lf!M. He wa married in 1R7.1. Hi wife died several year ago. Of the hve children born to Mr. and Mrs. Ransom, wo survive, Raymond and Harold, both of whom reside in Castleton. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of Raymond Ransom and will be con ducted hy the Iee lodge of Masons, of which the deceased was a member. LAKE UNDER NEW YORK COST THE CITY $325,759 Contracting Firm That Built Subway Near Lexington Ave. Got Damages Because It Ran Up Against Uncharted Body of Water. New York, Jan. 30. An uncharted hike 30 feet under Islington avenue, nesr 74th streot, will cost New York :2.7.V. under a verdict of a jury in the supreme court. The mini was awarded to the contracting firm which built the Lexington avenue subway and which had based its bid on charts furnished by the public eervice commis sion. The contractors were obliged to drain the lake and also 4o fill a river bed found at a depth of 60 feet. FEAR ATTACK ON THEATRE. As Next Step of the "Prohibition" Re formers. New York. Jan. 30.Concern lest the theatre be next attacked by "prohibi tkn"reformer i expreM in the cur rent number of Equity, the offi.-ial or gan of the Actor 'JVjuity aneUtion. c-rcniated here to-day. The hectic spirit of ref.wm' i in the air," say the publication. "The 'lot tery evil' had to go; bore racing faces the" prospect of being completely sup prosed: dancing in public place ha been interfered wi'h a a reputed evil; t He "evil of smoking" i being made miv-h of. and the theatre mut be pre pared t he sink-led out a the next on the iit of Vocial e ffvr' to be attacked. NEARLY A THOUSAND NEW "FLU" CASES IN BAY STATE Boston, Mass., Jan. 30. Influ enza reports to the state depart ment of health rose to a total of Wj now cases for tho 24 hours ending at noon to-day, an in crease of nearly 150 from the previous high mark. The report issued yesterday showed titiy 770 new cases, while that of the preceding day totaled 831. Tho 4 number recorded to-day included, 318 in this city. NEW PASTOR AND WIFE WELCOMED TO BARRE Rev. and Mrs. F. 0. Hokerk of Univer salist Church Were Tendered Reception Last Night In the vestry of the Univcrsalist church last evening the clergy of the churches of Barre, the members oft the Universalist parish and others gathered to meet and welcome Rev. and Mrs, F. 0. Hokerk, the former of whom hag come as pastor of the Universalist church. At 7:30 the doors of the ves try were thrown open and as the guest arrived they were introduced to the newcomers to the church. For more than an hour a social time was enjoyed that time being spent in visiting and renewing acquaintances. A little before 9 o clock selections by the Goddard orchestra opened a short program which had been arranged by the committee. Then followed several vocal selection and readings. George Mackay rendered the first of the vocal numbers, and was called upon for an other song, which he gave. Ihis wa followed by a reading which took very well, being tiven by Mrs. William Lll lie. Miss Henrietta Jnglis also gave two very pleasing vocal solos, then the orchestra retired and Dr. O. K, Hollister took a few minutes in intro ducing Rev. F. L. Goodspeed, telling of the co-operation of the clergy in Barre and how they had always wsi;ed hand m hand in pursuing their ministry in the place, tie then introduced Dr, Goodfpeed, who had been given the privilege of welcoming the newcomer to the citv and who kept the floor only a few minutes. Dr. Goodspeed gave a few remarks about the ministerial work in Barre and spoke very interestingly in wel coming the church workers to Barre He said that it was a pleasure for him to have the privilege of welcoming them to the church work in Barre. He welcomed thcm with great heartiness and said that he was sure that the ministers of the city were ready to work hand in hand with him. He re lated several stories which Were to the point and broajrht a wave of laughter over the company. He spoke oi rtev. .1, U. Keardon wetcony. to nun wnen lie came to the city of Barre. He said that the Barre people iwere good to work among, but were not good because they went to church, but were good in spite of the churches. ' In closing, he conzratulated the church on its fortune in securing Rev. Mr. Hokerk for the pulpit in the I niversalist church, and that he thought that the fellowship of the people of Barre would be a delight to him. Dr. O. K. Hollister spoknext, repre senting the In-versalist society, and welcoming Rev. and Mrs. Hokerk from that society. He said it was a happy dutv to welcome a minister to the Uni versalist society of Barre and related some lnleresi.ing Dili jrenerai meis about the Barre people that would be helpful to the new clergyman, and one of these was the fact inai narre nun few. if nv, people who are not work ers. either in business, profession or oc cupation, and that the place nan very few retired people. lie expresses, h hat he wa clad to have me puipn filled as oon as this and assured the newcomers of the loyalty of the brother clercvmen of the city; and he men tioned that he and the society would look to him for great cr ice among the neonle in the parish. Ilr. Hollister asked Rev. Mr. Hokerk if he had any word to say and Rev. Hokerk responded, saying that he had nisny words to say. In beginning nis response to the clergyman' welcome, he pleasingly asserted lii oit.erei-t in Harre and spoke of the desire Mrs Hokerk had had to come to Barre for some time. He thanked Dr. Goodspeed and Dr. Hollister for their pleasant, re marks in wclcomin-' them to the city and parish. In the course of his re- sni.nse he sooke of hi Dutch ancestry Rev. Hokerk' response was marked with a vein of humor but at the Pame time showed a sincere fnteresi "in tho ueonle of Barre and in flic iiorish. At the close of his talk, a social hour wa declared. The orchestra was re quested to give another number, after which refreshment were served by the ladies' union of the church. The com mit tee who had charge of the .rfair were Mr. and Mr. W. G. Reynolds, Mr. and Mr. Flovd G. Russell. Mr. and Mr. W. A. Drew. Mr. and Mr. E. M. Tobin. Mr. and Mr George Kent and William Duthie. Tin committee also acted a the introduction committee during the evening. DEATH AT SOUTH BARRE. Dennis Donahue Had Been HI with Pneumonia.- " lien ii i- lloswhue of Ninth Harre, sou of Mr. and Mr. J. W. Donahue. uc climbed last night at 12 o'clock , lo pneumonia, illness with which eied him lat Sunday. He had not been ia goid health prior to tins attack, so be came a more easy victim to the disease. The greater part of hi life wa spent in South Barre, in fact, when he wa but two vear old hi parents moved iere from Well River, where he was horn Jan. 21. lfl. During hi young er day he received an education at the South Barre school and biter at God dard seminary. In South Barre and thi city he w well known and alway poken of with much respect and esteem. He was a constant attendant and a memner oi St. Monica' church. Beside ri par ent he i survived by three brothers teon. George and Harold, all of South Barre. The funeral will be heid from St. I Mmi church M.mday m.rn ng at 9 oVt.xk. interment t be ' tee family! lot at Northo. M. It i the decease! t rci'ictt that flvwcrs be cmitte-i. PRICE, TVOxCENTS. mm offer .vr Barre & Montpelier T. & P, Co. Proposed Increase of Seven Cents an Hour MEN WANT 10 CENTS MORE PER HOUR Proposal of the Company Was Rejected Last Night As yet there has been no agreement between the Barre & Montpelier Trac tion & Power company and its em- , ployes regarding a bill to replace tha agreement which expires Feb. 1. Tho employes held a meeting last night at which the company's offer of seven cents an hour increase was rejected. The men asked for an increase of 10 cents an hour. The interests of tho men have been in charge of T. F. Shine of Boston. ' ' ' It is probable that another attempt will be made to get together on an agreement before the expiration of the old agreement. "BALTIMORE" CHANGES HANDS. Thomas Mercer Sells to George W. Lander E. Lander to Manage It. The Baltimore lunch, owned and op erated for the past - four years by Thomas Mercer, was sold yesterday to George W. Lander, proprietor of the , Lander Cigar store and Royal pool and billiard parlor. The terms of the trans action gave Mr. Lander sole possession last evening at 7 o clock, bdson Lan- . der, who for a considerable time wa advertising manager of the Shredded Wheat Biscuit company for the state of Connecticut, will manage the newly ac quired business. Five years ago I-.dson Lander and Mr. Mercer purchased the business from Girdon L. Woodworth, continuing in partnership for a year," when Mr. Mercer became sole owner. It is. therefore, with a thorough knowledge of the business that Man ager K. Lander will continue serving the public with food of excellent qual ity and the best of service. Tha Balti more is reputed as one of the best res- taurants in the city and through tho tidy appearance of the place at all times has come to have a state-wido ' reputation for its neatness. Mr. Mercer's plans for the future are undecided though if? is possible that ha will move to Manchester, IS. a. tl jokingly declares that he will divert his time to caring jor nis real estaio and then again taking a much needed t rest. To his host of patrons he wishes to express his thanks for their patron age in the past five years. DEATH OF J. R. YOUNG. East Montpelier Man Was Prosperous Fanner. James R. Young, an esteemed resi dent of hast Montpelier, died at hi home this morning at 4 o'clock. Mr. Young, who underwent an operation last June and who for a time seemed . to be improving, was taken much worse vesterdav. Mr. Young was born in . East Montpelier Aug. IB, 1845, and had always lived in that town, with theyx ception of last winter, which he spent n Honda, tin Jan. Ii, ISfvi. lie was married to Delia Perkins. He was a prosperous farmer, a very public spir ited man and" sjiie who had held sev eral town office and in lS'.'S was hon ored by his town with election a repre sentative to the legislature of the state. He was a regular attendant at the Cpi versalist church and will be missed not only in hi home but in the community as "well. Surviving are hi wife and a , son. Lyle P. Young, who lives on tho home farm. . Funeral servh-e will le held from V the homo Sunday, Feb. 1. at 2 p. m., Rev. Mr. Nichols of- Montpelier ofti- iating. Interment will be in Cutler cemetery. Iriends are requested to ouiit dowers. FUNERAL OF A. L. MERRILL Was Held Yesterday Afternoon at tho Home on Camp Street. From his iate home on Camp strent. he funeral of Aran L. Merrill, aavl 0, who died a!., his horns Tuesday of poplety. was nelil yesterday afternoon t 2 o'clock. Rev. F. O. Hokerk. Um- ersalist pastor, officiated. The de based, though slightly acquainted here. wa well rememliered by those who ad pained hi aequa intanee. a tin oral tribute readily ahowed. Immed iately after the service at the home he body wa taken to the Klmwond vault. F. W. Olin, t;eorge Brown, Lyn- on Moore and L. IKoy Smith acting s bearers. Here to attend the funeral were I. W. Olin of Alton, III., Mrs. Edwin Cor nell of South Cambridge, N. Y, Mi Kannr Olin of Bennincton, Henry Mer rill and George Brown of Warren, N. 1L BURIAL AT PLA1NFIELD. Funeral of Curtis A. Martin Was Held at Marshneld. Marshfield. Jan. 30. The funeral of iirti A. Martin, who died suddenly at home Tnewlav afternoon, wa !!t from hi late home at 1 o'clock yester- ay. Rev. A. W. Hewitt of Plainrield flicinted. Burial wa in the family lot in the -Plainheld ceineaery. Tha ouse wa filled with friend and ar H in lances of Mr. Martin, who wa one of the town' most respected citi ren. A large offering of ftowera pa testimony also to the eteetn in which he wa held. The bearer were treorg) Holt. John Fowler. Will Moore. Cbr!ea Perrv, Archie Hiil and Bert Potter. BXALY NOT A CANDIDATE. For Alderman Any Other City OSce, Aiderman 4. A. Ilealy of !he v-ori war.), w te term of nftice expires thi rear. aulHoriwd the announcement t -iiy that be w.il not be a cat l:r 1-r ai.i.-rman i mr.v '. !r r.itr mi tha fotthivutirj tie-lk'B ia liane.