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THE If A DIRE BAILY TIMES
VOL. XXIV NO. 48
SIMS "LACKED VISION"
BELITTLED U. S. EFFORT,
PRAISED THE BRI TISH
Sweeping Charges Made by
f Secretary of the Navy
; Daniels Before -Senate
1 Committee Investigating
Navy's Part in the World
: War, in Reply to Rear
Admiral Sims' State
V ments.
SIMS DID NOT
MEASURE UP TO
' EXPECTATIONS
"He Coveted British Deco
rations and Seemed to
ir. Place a Higher Value on
i: the Honors Given Abroad
!? Than Those That Could
i Be Conferred by United
States Government.
I' Washington, IX C, May 10. Secre
tary Daniels before the Senate inves
tigating committee to-day made hi
long awaited reply to the criticisms of
Rear-Admiral Sims on the navy s part
in the war. '
' He charged that Sim lacked vision,
belittled the work of the American
navy in contrast to the British, cov
eted British decorations, and aspired
to become an honorary member of the
British admiralty. He declared that
officers supporting the Sims charges
were largely "people with a grievance."
Testimony of other officers, in pos
session of first-hand knowledge, Secre
tary Daniels testified, "should be ac
cepted by all open-minded men as an
absolute refutation of practically all
f Admiral Sims' charge." I
Sims, the secretary said, did not
measure up to expectations in various
ways, of which he mentioned six, as
follows:
"He lacked vision to see that a great
and new project, to bar the subma
rines from their bunting ground should
be promptly adopted and carried out.
no matter what the cost or how radical
the departure from what ultra -prudent
men regarded as impractical.
"He seemed to accept the views of
the British admiralty as superior to
anything that would come from Amer
ica' and urged those views even when
llie navy department proposed plans
that proved more effective.
-"In public speeches and other ways,
he gave a maximum of credit to Brit
ish efforts and minimized what his
tountry was doing.
"He coveted British decorations and
seemed to place a higher value on hon
ors given abroad than on honors that
niuld be conferred by the I'rcjtcd States
(fovernment.
- "He aspired to become a member of
the British admiralty and wrote com
plainingly when the American govern
ment declined to permit him to accept
ueli a tender by the king of F.UKland.
' He placed protection of merchant
flipping as the main operation of our
forces abroad, failing to appreciate
hat the protection of transport carry
ing troops to France was the para
mount, naval duty, until I felt, implied
fm cable him peremptorily that fuih
was our main mission." j
Secretary lhuiiols testified that had
lie knownin October, HUH, that Sims
Itad made statements reflecting upon
the contributions of the United States
j my and navy to winning the war to
Bicniber of Congress visiting abroad,
lip would never have recommended his
promotion.
" "He had not then attacked the Irish
people," Secretary Daniel" testified. "I
though then he had only defended
American sailors, a proper thins to do.
when attacked unjustly by what be
termed lawless element in Cork. If
I had known that he proposed, under
the permission granted him to tell the
story of what the riavy had done over
sea, to denounce the Irish eople a
he did in hi articles in The World's
Work, the permission would not have
been granted." t
Ncretary Daniels said he had, never
publicly or privately criticized Admiral
him for lack of early vision in con
nection w ilit the North sea mine Imr
rs:e project, "or his other mistake or
wrong views. Admiral Mayo succeed
rd in ronvue ing the llrittsh admiralty
of the soundness of the barrage scheme
where Admiral Sims failed, he said.
. "Although the department had dis
approved of some of his reiummenda
lion, and denied some of hi dosir."
I aid. Secretary tHiniels, "I mistakenly
iipHiv4 nntil the letter of .Ian. 7 that
h had accepted and acquiepced. with
more or grace, in the department's
aVoo-itmn of ships and it other of!i
n e.ttoris, a a loyal ofTnr aopt
the decision of hi superior-. 'S
though he niisht personally hli other
icw ."
Abortive Attempt ts Ferret Oat Mcle
fcilla ef Mistakes."
The mir.i it, e eommiitoe. Secre
trr DameU said, had be-") wcarted
end the poWie tu-trl milk "in
h.rttve attesijt to fcrrt out t"
rol'S'll- of i-i'k" and earxrte
S'ccwi in'n rroont t make wJie
ml t.!!4c -oTnj'litin rt rt-"ir a
V- ili'n and (alms leT.-d f
:frtl-f'sj-. C IV. V UTi'- !
In Minn -f pvgntml."
"Tli cavy s reevrd i the var stand
untouched to-day and for all time, de
spite criticisms from within or with
out," he "laid. No such troop move
ment over so great an expanse of wa
ter had ever been attempted as the
transporting of America's legions to
France, Secretary Daniels declared, also
adding that "in comparison to that
essential to winning the war nothing
else counted. It was well nd expedi
tiously done. That fact alone is answer
to most of the criticisms heard by
your committee."
"The only man injured in public es
teem by his charges is Admiral Sims
himself' the secretary continued. "The
evidence has had only one effect, and
that has been a feeling of deep rgret
at the necessity of withdrawing approv
al from Admiral Sims and replacing it
with deep and lasting disapproval. The
navy and its service in the World war
stand without a trace of the mud with
which aM'ew have sought to bespat
ter it."
So far as his own acts were con
cerned, Secretary Daniels stud that he
would be willing to let the case rest.
The judgment and ability of the 11
other members of the general board
had been brought under public criticism
by one of their own number, however,
he said, and these officers, respecting a
naval tradition that naval officers
would never ipnter into public disputes
among 'themselves regarding purely
military matters, looked to the civilian
secretary to defend them. '
Says Charges"' Already Refuted.
"There were 12 of these high-ranking
officers charged with great responsibil
ity," said Secretary Daniels. "You have
heard 11. One is the author of these
criticisms. The J2th, Admiral Gleaves,
who was in charge of the troop ships
that carried our soldiers to France, is
commander-in-charge of the Asiatic
fleet, and I do not feel justified in or
dering him from his distant station to
testify. The 10 who have testified, be
sides "fhe author of the charges, have
ably and flatly denied the correctness
or justice of tlie criticisms.
"In considering the criticisms of one
of the 11 officer referred to, I think it
surprising and gratifying that the ver
dict of these officers is ten to one as
to the correctness of what) we did. Had
there been during the 'war a serious
difference of opinion among those
charged with determining our military j
actions as to what should lie none, n
v o;i Id. of course, have been our duty
to have decided between them. 1 have
been fortunate that no 'such condition
arose, for that is a heavy responsibil
ity for any civilian, untrained in the
technical art of warfare, to undertake.
"What I feel is needed from me is
Not a defense, but a clear and brief re
sume of what has already been testified
to, that the public may clearly under
stand that the .defense had already
been ablv and fully made by the high
est officers of the navy, together with
some statement of what the navy actu
ally did during, the war. Vou have
heard long statements of what it did
not do. The country's pride will lie
heightened by the facts of some of the
great things it did do."'
AMERICAN WOMEN
HAVE BEEN REMOVED
Excepting Miss Myrtle Shayne, Who
Refused to Leave Armenia Ameri
can Men Still Distributing
Materials.
Constantinople, May 10. By -the As
sociated Press.) Colonel Summer
Vi'aite, of the American commission for
relief in the Near East, who has been
traveling all oxer the Armenian rail
ways tor the put pose of bring
ing out American women workers, has
arrrived in Constantinople with dis
quieting reports of conditions in Ar
menia, lie said to-day thai when me
special train of the commission left
Alexanderopol, li.i miles southwest of
Tiflis, on May '. the Russian com
munistic committee held it tip for sev
eral hours and finally allowed it to
proceed, the Armenians apparently hav
ing no control of their railways.
It was retorted then that the govern
ment of President Khatitian of Ar
menia had been overthrown, but Colon
el Waite said he had been unable to
verify the rumor.
Only the u'omen workers have been
removed from Armenia and Colonel
Waite said that the American men
worker, with the assistant of native
helpers, would continue the distribu
tion of relief so long as the supplies
lasted. He feared, however, that
u thin few days starvation would
face Armenia, as" the lieorjrians per
sist in their refusal to permit the
tibiispoilat ion of foodstuffs. The up
plj of flour so short that Colonel
Waite expressed apprehension regard
ing the growing wheat crop. It was
pisjble he said that the Armenian
would lw f.r-ed to dig it up. although
the blades are now four inehet high and
a good crop is promised.
iinlv one Amcri-an woman relief
wmker. Mi-s Myrtle Shajne. at Alex
andr'.pol. retu-ed to leave Armenia. She
has lt-en a missionsiy there for inany
vrar. and sbe resigned from the srrv
e of the American mmtr'ssion rather
than obey the older for the women to
lerve.
She Mid she wu'd fsi-e bo'hcim
and trai'n ih the Armenians.
THIRTY DAYS IN JAIL.
For Six Men Who Attempted t Speak
in Street Meetinf.
!M -4'!rgh. Mil 10.- "s;t men. vh
vester.ls y anempiel to ;s-k at a
MrrsM isff'-ss t t! nstinl cmmit
ce f Ir'H ati.l ;eel W orkers an hr
Amrsn t .t' I.:bcrts iin"n it
(,ue-T. s-.1 near here, were
to-iy ers f!'-ed t- serte 3 dys m
u, '
T,e .rn--,1 frtsm.ff. .f !" -
st 1 I - i leees J -. h 'mTtf f . 1
!.. I 'ir,t .., i-., H,.4t srreet
Te-dy -t t tk r at I.
MEXICO CITY
IN REBEL HANDS
There Was No Disorder in
Capital or at Tampico
and Vera Cruz
U. S. DESTROYERS GO
ING TO LATTER PORTS
No Confirmation Yet of the
. Reported Capture
of Carranza
Washington. D. C. May 10. With
Mexico City, Vera Cruz and Tampico in
the hands of the revolutionists, Amen
can destroyers were en route to-day to
Mexican waters, to await eventualities
and to afford protection to American
lives in the Mexican gulf ports.
Officiul confirmation of the fall of
the Mexican capital was received yes
terday by the state department from
the American embassy, which reported
there was no disorder incident to the
transfer of authority. Tampico and
Vera Cruz also were reported quiet.
The embassy's report made no men
tion of President Carranza and reports
from Vera Cruz said that search in
that city had failed to find him. One
report was that he had betn arrested
in Ksperanza. slate of Vera Cruz, but
this was without confirmation here,
either in official despatches or in. ad
vices to revolutionist agents.
VILLA IS REPORTED TO
HAVE LAID DOWN ARMS
Report to Juarei, Mexico, Says He
Turned His Men Over to the Revo
lutionary Commander of Chi
huahua District.
.Tuarei. Mexico. May 10. Francisco
Villa's days of banditry and constant
manace to all attempts to establish
stable government in Mexico and to
the relations between this republic and
the United States are ended, according
to reports reaching here. Leaders of
the new revolution displayed visible
relief to-day at the announcement that
Villla had laid down his arms and
turned his men over to General Ignacio
Enriuuez, revolutionary commander of
the Chihuahua district.
Since the revolution-swept out of S
nora with increasing momentum, what
Villa would do or what would be done
with him had been a source of much
speculation.
The announcement that Villa had
laid down his arms and guided his fol
lowers into the ranks of the revolu
tionists came from General Escobar,
commander of Juarez. Villa also noti
fied the Mexican Central railway, Es
cobar said, that guards of soldiers no
longer would he necessary on trains.
Villa was one of President Carran
za's first supporters and later one of
his most troublesome enemies. He al
so, personally, was responsible for
American troops crossing the border,
his most serious offense against the
I'nited States probably being the fa
mous raid on Columbus, N. M., on
March !, 1PI6. when 17 icrons were
killed and several buildings burned.
It was on that occasion that the Pith
cavalry gave chase to the bandit leader
and killed 100 of his followers. A few
days later General Pershing and 4.CHHI
men marched 1100 miles into the in
terior in pursuit of the Villa band.
CARRANZA MAY HAVE
TO STAND TRIAL
For Any of the Misdeeds of Which He
Has Been Guilty While Chief
Executive.
Agua Prieta. Sonora. May lO-Shoiild
President CarranJi lie captured by
revolutionary troops, he must etand
trial in the civil court for any mis
dceds of which he may have liecn guil
ty while chief executive, l.cnersl P.
Elias Calles. commander of revolting
troops in the northwest, announced to
day. If Carranza escaed from Mexico,
the revolutionists would be pleased,
however. Calles said. Calles declanrd
that as Mexico City was in the hands
of the revolutionists, troops niarchina
from Sonora to Juarez probahly would
be sent direct to Mexico City lor gar
rison duty.
A provisional president would lie
nominated in serve until the elect im.
ii. accordance with the "plan of Agua
Prieta."
l.dii'-ated and niwlihed Mexican were
in Mexican border states, where he de
clared livinif conditions weie I lie lcst
in the country as a result of the seople
com 1112 into contact with American
ideals and methods would be put at the
head of rious government depart
ment, he ;d. A p'sn for esi,!i-li
in s,!i.o! and educating the people
wi!l be launched as co.sn as the revolu
tion is settled.
DREADOl GHT
SENT TO KEY WEST
The Oklahoma Will Stop at PhiUdel
ffcia te Take a Fall Com
pany of Marines.
Wa-hmeicti. D C- Mv 1. TW
, Hresrfnoiii'M Uhon-. - orderwi t'
,v to T's"d tr- e York to Ke
jet. I'U for p..Me .iuty in Met-
J en n"t.
! Ik P 11 St 11 ilad- ! -fc
akc
lnii cm.!
I tt-aroc -
lron tie lj-ite i-)iJ mli-. She la
expected tt arrive tbet to-ht.
BARRE, VERMONT, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1920.
26 ACCUSED
OF CONSPIRACY
Radicals Also Being Tried
in Chicago for Crimi
' nal Syndicalism
MILLIONAIRE AMONG
. THE DEFENDANTS
Venire of 1,400 Men Drawn
from Which to Select
a Jury
Chicago, May 10. Twenty-six radi
cals, who are said to have gathered
here last September to form the com
munist labor -party, were placed on
trial in criminal court to-day, charged
with conspiracy to advocate the over
throw of the United States government
and with criminal syndicalism.
What effect Secretary of Labor Wil
son's ruling, that membership in the
communist labor party did not constf
tute grounds for deportation, will have
on the trial, is problematical. The
state contends it will have none aa the
defendants are Amwicau .citizens,
charged with conspiracy. ' "
The outstanding figure of the group
in court to-day was William Hross
Ixyd, millionaire sergeant -at-arms of
the communist lalior convention. The
son of the late Henry IX Lloyd, said
to have been on Irish Boston philanthro
pist, is a close friend of William 1).
(Big Bill i Haywood, former secretary
general of the I. W. W.
It is' expected the trial will last three
months. Selection of a jury is ex
pected to lake from four to six week
and to exhaust a venire of 1.400 men,
a.i each side will nave ,wu challenges.
Among, the state witnesses will be
Olc Hanson, former mavor of Seat-
tic.
JURY DEADLOCKED;
W OMAN PLEADS GUILTY
Mrs. Maude Doster Admitted Killing
Her Common Law Husband and
Was Sentenced to Three
Years in Prison.
Deming, X. M., May 10. The ca-e
f Mr. .Maude Doster, accuse! of niur-
dcrinu her common law husband, Cap
tain Wade Doster, I'nited State medi
cal corps, came to a dramatic end yts-
rday when District .fudfe Ryan, ac
cepted a plea of guilty to second degree
murder and sentenced ner to erve noi
less than three nor more than four
years in the state penitentiary. It was
the lightest penalty possible.
The plea came after th jury trying
her hud ieen dismissed. It was lie
nounced the jury was hopelessly di-
v ided .
Before sentence wa pronounced.
Judge Frank Ihxter of Pndcna, Cal.,
former chief iiMtice of the Kansas su
preme court and father of tin dead
army officer, in a plea for clemency tor
Mrs. Duster, declared nis sou was more
trurltv of wrong than she.
e- . . - . . , i i. mi.i
t.;p;aiti ji ex wn mhh o smru
- i t
in tne room me coupo- "
Columbus, X. M. hotel. Afier snoot
ing the captain, the woman sunt l.er-
If and is convalescing troni tne riieci
of a bullet wound in the nica!.
WHY DOGS LIKE TO RIDE.
Writer in Motor Life Attributes It te
Primal Instinct of the Chase.
In the old day of cairune. any dog
oiild choose t'o ao out with a driver
rather than with some pedestrian mem
ber of the household, presumably lie-
cause lie could gei nioii- ni..,,..,, .....
fier motion ruiinmif Willi the car-
ri(.'e than with the mere walker. And,
unless he were trained to stay chee to
the vehicle, he usually wa a nuarter
mile ahead of it. no matter how fast
the horse mi;ht trot. The -peed of the
carriage olfere.1 scant allurement tottie
average dog. lie preferred to run ahead
rather than ride as a pa-enger.
Then came the automobile, 'ror the
first time in hi life the dog found him
self able to ride in something that sat
isfied his speed mania." ay Albert
Pavon Terhune in Motor l.ile.
'Not in the case of ears alone doe
thi speed thirst manifest itself. There
are a hundred authentic instances of
dogs' love for airplaning. lt a dog
ride a few times in an airhip and he
become an aero crank for life. On
more than one aviation field dog have
made pest of themselves by galloping
over to a plane a it i prepared to
take off and trying t leap aboard.
Menard's dog. y"m will recall, shared
wilh his master the honor of the first
transcontinental flight.
"Dogs are dsft on the subject of
speed; bccnc for jcounjlc crnttiric.
wcd wa the on'V thing that kept
d'lf alive. By speed alone rouM the
wild dog and wolf overtake and pull
down their prey. But for that speed
they must have' starved. Speed tficant
foeil. 1 tie greater the speed, the
greater tlie chsnco for fid. This
knowledge, carried through a thous
and ceneration. is enrtigh to account
for the modern dojr' speed -era ing.
'Spc-d also meant safety to the pre-h!-toric
d-g foty from the Mronger
and larger nd fiercer hes-t. The fast
running and timid animal -the d'r
or .! or ).ecp, for in-tsnce- wa the
w d ' prey. Whi l a deer or other
fright ned l-at spuing from a thicket
and set off at top speed, it wa the
wild d -g's cue to c.vehae: and to do
so at oe nn'es he s nil's! to mi-
hi- d rnr. Thus, the sight of any ob
j.t ritsVng ps-t h m has aiy been
sh-tird. 1 do n.-t alvsnce it as a pro,
of tn le h-- ii - lie it a running
mi-e. a- or a cat.
-'Pirhsos '! or psrt of try theory is
tW-'i-i-d I do fii-' a lvn-r i: s - a plov
er !; but . v r.y j r--r ' b
i 'if. ,-"s i . 'it hy a : t leary ycr
of -h--i t ; s'l h is 1 . I
i. . .-I o -4 t-.- i w ! -1 i .i o her j
v :. who n-.sy hve mdered at
tbe.r e' el t n"tcririg."'
AMERICAN-SUPPLIES
TO BE WITHDRAWN
Before the Threatened Advance of Rus
sian Bolshevik Forces In the
Caucasus.
A.
Paris, May 10. Russian bolshevik
forces are expected to advance in 'the
Caucasus region and preparations have
been made by Colonel WMIliataJIaskell,
director general of American relief in
the Near East, to withdraw all Ameri
can supplies to a place of safety. Balum
is the base of operations in tbe Cau
casus region but bo great has been the
demand from Armenia that compar
atively small amounts or supplies have
accumulated there.
Shipments of more than 1,000 tons
of American flour consigned to Armen
ia will be diverted and held in port,
pending the outcome of the bolshevik
advance, according to officers of the
United States Grain corporation here.
Colonel Haskell, whose force f
workers consists of about forty army
officers and a number of American
women, has not removed his headquar
ters from Balum. The personnel of the
staff i scattered throughout Armenia
and latest reports state they are all
safe and well. If he is forced to quit
Balum, Colonel Haskell is expected to
go to some port on the southern shore
of the Black aea and continue his re
lief work.
SLIGHT DECREASE
U. S. BIRTH RATE
As Well as a Small Increase in Death
Sate in tbe Registration
Area.
Washington, D. C, May 10. Birth
in the registration area of the Unid
Stairs, which covers about 53 per cent
of the country's estimated population,
during 1018 exceeded dearths by "!4.4 per
cent. Statistics for that yoar, just
completed by the census bureau, rhow
a total of 163,049 births in the area,
which is a small decrease compare!
with 1917, while the deaths, 1.0U.6J0,
show a slight increae. Of every 100 in
fant bom in 1I1R, ten died before
reaching the age of one year, a frac
tional decrease over 1!M7.
The birth of 15.342 pairs of twins
and 417 sets of triplets was reported.
There were 8 eaes where the birth
wa the 20th or more child.
LINKS NO. AND SO. AMERICA.
Passenger Liner Huron To Enter Serv
ice Next Saturday.
New York, May 10. Another link
in the chain of ships, which is to join
Xorth and South America, was forced
here to-day, when the 10,771-ton pas
senger liner Huron. wa dedicated to
the shipping board's South American
service.
The Huron, formerly the German
liner, f'reidrich Der tirosse, will sail
next Saturday for Rio da Janeiro and
Buenos Aires, with til of her cabin
accommodations filled.
Two hundred representative of the
t'nited States and South American gov
ernment officials of the shipping board.
and executive of various stcamshipl
lines attended the dedication ceremo
nies, aa guests of K'ank C. Munson.
Piesident of the line which bears his
name, chosen by the shipping board aa
managing ageiTis of the service.
The Huron will be the largest com
mercial ship flying the American flag
to visit a South American port. It is
expected that the voyage to Rio de
Janeiro will lie made in li days.
WILSON URGES DEMOCRATS
To Stand Four-Square in Favor of the
Treaty of Versailles.
Washington. D. C. May 10.-A .all!
t,. the IVmocratic party to go into the'
...... a ., fA.i,.u.iir in fvnr
til IO I'M 11 II PIBI.M.... ...M, - ... .- -. .
f the treaty of Versailles and against
he Senate s reservations wa issued j
th
last night by President v ilson in a
telegram to Oregon, Democratic leaders,
made public at the White House.
leclaring that the party nail ine
honor of the nation in its haials, the
president said that the Ixnlge reerva-
tions were "utterly inconsistent wuu
that honor, as well as destructive of
the role of world leadership which the
United States must assume.
The onlv true Americanism, the pre
ident said, was "that which puts Amer
ica at the front of free nations and re-
leeuis the great promises winch we
made 10 the world." It would lie a vio
lation of such promises, he said, to at
tach reservations to the treaty which
"whittle it down or weaken it, a the
republican leaders of the Senate have
proposed to do.'
YOUTHFUL HERO COMES.
Volunteer la Serbian Army Back In
United States With Two Medals.
New York, May 10-Nikoli Stanco
vich. 14. wearer of two decoration con
ferred for bravery by Prince Alexander
of Serbia, to day became a New York
school bov .
More than two years ago. he left
school in Chicago., and accompanied
hi father a a volunteer to the Ser
bian army. In action againt the BiJ
pars, he vias wounded by a shell, which
killed hi father. While conv aiesecnt
in a hospital, he received from Prince
Alexander the medals, which he wore
iipon hi return to the Un.ted Stat,
a few days
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE ARRIVES.
Arrives in Canada Leaves Quebec At
One for Ottawa.
Quebec. May 10. -The Ihike of It
onhire. governor eeneial of Canada,
arrived here from r.ngiand lte yes
lertlav on the teirth p I'.mpres of
IreUiid. The Huke. who wa accom
panied bv memlwrs of his family, wa
nwf at the pirr by St Hiarlrs Kitr
at rick, lienienant governor, and other
hiffb governmental ofVial. He left
for Ottawa at om-r.
H. T. .I"Vnsiv. adjutant (tencra!. b
appointed lirnnie J. arroli of Rutland
a a ftam in Cw n'-A"-rT crj- f
ik,. Vermont Naiw-nsl t-'varti and
ha hecaj a- t'wd to the mrdxal de
U'tmcut at I'.ullac.
SEN. LODGE WILL
BE CHAIRMAN
Of the Republican National
Convention at Chicago
Next Month
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MEETS 0R SELECTION
More Women With Voting
Power Present Than Ever
Before at Like Gathering
Chicago, May 10. The Republican
national committee met here to-day to
select a temporary chairman for the
national convention . June 8, and to
transact other preliminary business.
The name of Senator Lodge was the
only one openly spoken of in connec
tion with the temporary chairmanship,
Republican leaders said.
More women were represented in a
voting capacity at to-day's meeting
than at any previous gathering of the
kind in the history of either of the ma
jor political parties. Washington, Geor
gia, Rhode Island and Xorth Carolina
had women representatives registered,
and it was said probahly one or two
more would be on hand later.
To the present, the list of delegates
to the national convention shows 80
women will attend either as delegates
or alternates.
ALL THE MILLS OPERATING.
Although a Strike Was Set For This
Morning.
Cohoe, V. Y., May 10. .All 15 tex
tile mill in thi city, Troy, Lansing
burgh and Waterford, in which a strike
had been net for this morning, were
operating as usual to-day.
In response to a plea of Charles
O'Connor of Delhi, attorney for the
United Textile Workers of America.,
that the operatives obey every court
order, the members of the organization
respected the injunction brought
against 40 women operatives of the
Erie mill lant Saturday, enjoining a
utrike.
The trouble grew out of a disagree
ment betiween the I'nited States Tex
tile Workers of America and the Amu
let Association of Jaekspinrjers. The
jaekspinner seceded from the United
Textile Workers and the officials of the
parent organisation called a strike of
AJtW operatives for tg-day u order to
bring the spinner 4ack into the or
gsniation. The injunctions issued against the
otty women operatives of the Erie
mill" are returnable May 22. Union
leaders declare they will not precipi
tate a strike pending the court pro
ceeding. MAY FORCE MILLS TO CLOSE.
If Strikers at New Bedford Can Hold
Their Own Another Week.
Xew Bedford. Ma., May 10. The
strike at 18 of the Xew Bedford textile
corporation entered on its second week
to-day with little change in the situa
tion. Labor leader strengthened their
picket lines at all the mill this morn
ing but the manufacturer anti.ipate
the return of a large number of oper
ative who were idle lat week, build
ing their hopes on the action of the
firemen's union in repudiating the
strike. '
Although the yarn department of
tlie mill are operat ing wan a mi
centiice of operatives at work.
labor
, ...
leader declare that if the weaver 'd
firm for another week, the im!l w ill
be torced to close tiown.
Back to the Farm for Rescue.
Sooner or later 6.000 vacant farm
house in thi Mate will lie occupied
and when they are there may be a de
crease in the "cost of liv ing. It would
mean a great increase in tood produc
tion to have them occupied, and at
the same time it would relieve some
what the housing situs,: ion in the cit
ies. That thi movement back to the
farm will come immediately i hardly
pnbable. but eventually the trend will
lie in that direction.
Kent are increasing in the cities at
a rate that make it almost impos
sible for tenant to meet the burden
and live decently. Thi state of af
fair in ilself will have a tendency
to force a Issck-to-lhe-farm movement.
It should alo erve to pernade those
who are in the country to remain
where they are.
Sim- the war, and even before that,
liov and jsirl bepan to leave the
farm. This h been the principal
cause of the labor shores in the coun
try. Happily some of tho-e who were
charmed by the stories of life in the
city have returned to the farm. They
have seen for themselve that the city
also ha it didvan:airc. part icul.irly
when, a in New oik. loft are im
pressed to give shelter to a consider
able part of the piipni.tt ion.
Whoever promote the farm move
nient i doing a good service all around.
Until these . farms in this slafe
and t ho-e in other slates are oe upieit
and are made giinjr concern, the cost
of living wi'l continue upward. Wr
may discvis the quest ion of reducing
cot f'om now until doomsday, but we
will get nowhere towards a solution
while the field remain iintilled. The
frm mnt be made tn produre to the
limit before we will be ba.k where
we were before the war. When the
pin'-h becomes sevnc enough the hack
tot he farm movement wiil been in
earnest. Buffalo News.
Acquisition,
What mke ou want sv mil. h
money" aked the amateur phi!ow
pr. "Vi bTen"t any real u-e for
frvt-t of it.
"I dneno." an-esl Mr. Inisiia
S:ax. "I guess ' m4'be it s ihe fini'
thiiii that van. a.i mid- mc van.. So
s,.tr. li,.me wr.Ts s i :! oi ... r l.i-
mart,;,- in niv p k t saitvgto;
b:r.
INDUCED BY "SPOTTERS"
DOES NOT COMMIT CRIME
If He Does Not Himself Profit From
' Liquor Transaction, Says a U.
S. Commissioner. 5 '
Boston, Mass.,v May 10. United
Slates Commissioner Hayes lo-day
ruled that when a person is induced by
a prohibition agent to buy liquor for
him and does not himself profit by the
transaction be does not violate the pro
hibition laws., f
The ruling came in disposing of the
case of Morris Barenboim, a Lawre'nce
taxi driver, who was arrested two
'weeks ago, after four prohibition
agents had induced him to obtain liq
uor for them. The man ' was dis
charged. OLDER GIRLS CONFERENCE
Came to a Close In Burlington Last
Evening.
Burlingtotn, May 10. The confer
ence of the Vermont older girls, under
the auspices of the Y. W. C. A., came
to a close last evening. All of the ses
sions of Saturday and Sunday were de
cidedly successful. Everything went
off as scheduled and there was no hitch
in the programs which were very much
enjoyed by the 500 girls present.
At a meeting held in the high school
assembly haU Saturday morning, Miss
Margaret Peck of Rutland, a student,
presided. The principal address was
made by Mrs. James Allen of Win
chester, "Mass. This was followed by
10 minute talks by various speakers
on subjects of interest to girls. The
report of the nominating committee
was read and accepted and Miss Mar
garet Brookes of St. Johnsbury was
elected leader of the conference with
Miss Elizabeth Crane of Brattleboro
as secretary. After the organization
was perfected the conference divided
into group conference.
At noon a picture of he entire con
ference was taken in which were 800
girls.
The Saturday alternoon session was
. . i ..
given over to recreation in cnarge oi
Miss Margaret Pilling of the blue tri
angle house. At the university gym
nasium 20 towns put on dillerent
stunts lasting from five to 10 minutes.
A silver loving cup for the bet stunt
v.as won by Montpelier. This cup will
stay in the" conference three, years and
the town w inning it twice in succession
will have it permanently. The Mont
pelier stunt was a comical dramatiza
tion of the alphabet.
Following the recreation, the girl
went on a tour of the university build
ing and attended the university ball
game until it was stopped by rain.
At the evening session held in the
high school building, Miss- Mien f.
Cram ton of Rutland presided. This
meeting was devoted largely to the ac
tivities of girls in the world's work and
Miss Anna M. Clark of New York C ity
made tbe principal address, her subject
lieing: "Kvery tiirl's Part in the World
War." The girls were also entertained
by the girls' drfuble quartet of the uni
versity ot ermont anil two reeis
pictures.
ot
MONTPELIER BARN DAMAGED.
Livestock of
Jestis Aja Was Sately
Removed..
A fire at the barn of Jesus Aja, on
Bivcr street, Montpelier. at about 1"
o'clock thi forenoon, threatened to
cause considerable damage, n it was
well under way and the Humes break
ing through the roof, when they were
discovered by Mario Zauhnni, a former
member of the Barre tire department.
who was driving a federal truck anit
loading stone chips at jt stoueshed
across the street.
As it wa. one floor of the barn
is quite badly burned and Mr. Aja
estimates his loss at S.MN). Six cows,
one of which wa worth H.OOii, were
safely removed, also one horse.
The cause of the fire is not known,
although it is surmised that a match
or cigarette dropped on the lloor was
the origin of the blaze. ,
DR. BROCK, MONTPELIER, PRES.
Elected at This Forenoon's Meetinj ot
Washington Co. Branch of R. C.
The annual meeting of the Washing
ton county branch of the Red Cross
took place' in Montpelier this forenoon,
the following olliccrs bcinK elected for
the ensuing year: President. Ir. .
W. Hrock; v Ice president. Mrs. I . W.
Coolev of Waterhnrv; secrets rv-trea
urer. Mrs. ;. P. Barber of Montpelier.
Thee were 12 delegate present.
A dcleuiite w il 1C npniiit'd to at
lend in lloston a course in peace t im
Mitivities. and another delegate will
attend a conference in Boston May "Ju
nd in Rivl t ro work. There is
in the treasury a balance of ?:i,nl).4-.
VERMONT CORPORATIONS.
North Montpelier Co-operative Cream
ery Co. to Issue S3 Shares.
Tl.n llat-sr tlsidware corniwny of
Burlington has filed a certificate with
the secretary 'f stale that it intend
to increase it capital stock from
(am to $no.".
The Kupcrt Metric company of !u
pert ha filed a statement of it articles
of association with the same ofh.-e
The capital stock is Mii,inm. and tin
business will lie conducted in that
town.
The North Montpelier t o operative
Oramery company ot last vjor.ipcner
ha .-ertthed that it pr-po-es lo issue
5.1 hare of stok at HO a share.
HARTFORD, CONN, GREW RAPIDLY
Its Population Is 138.03. an Increase
ef 39.6 Per Cent.
Wsslnnzton. D. C. .May 10-(enMi-return
for I''-" annovin. i d to day in
eluded :
Hartford. Conn., 13v'"io. im-rca-e of
3"t.lJI. or 3!Vi r cent over l!M'l.
Wrb-ter. M, 11.3:.. irTca-c
or lv; per cent.
Cbarrpain. 111. 1"7. n
3..'.2. or -J7 pr cer.t
Yantc.ii. li!., l".-'. increa-e
4 " per crpt.
Ir'viM. Id . J"- " '-'
t fis".. of
s-r cfi!.
M-tkciey ! . .VV iie-tea- I 4
t.t 5 2 per oU
PRICE, TWO CENTS.
TO WORK FOR M
AT NEW JIAVEN
Pending vestment of thq
' Scale 5 Wages for the
Granite Cutters
THE'MEN WENT OUT
THERE LAST WEEK
Secretary of Barre Branch
Reports a Burlington and
Jericho Firm Paying $8
Xew Haven, Conn., May 10. Oranrte;
cutters here, who struck last week for
an $8 a day wage, returned to-day, ac
cepting $7, with tbe condition that if
cutters' at Barre, Vt., receive $8 they
will have the same.
Secretary J. McKernan of the Barre
granite cutters' union to-day gave out
the information that the sheds of
DenHmore 4 Osgood, at both Burlings
ton and Jericho, are now being operats
ed, the firm having signed the agree
nient to pay $1 per hour.
MET AT WATERBURY.
Marquis de Lafayette Chapter, D. A,
R., on Saturday.
The Marijuis de Lafayette chapter,
D. A. K., met at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Putnam at Waterbury Satur
day afternoon. There were over 85
present, those from Barre and Mont
pelier going in automobiles. After -short
buiness meeting, a most inter
esting program was given. Mrs.' Put
nam made a few introductory remarks,
saying that the meeting was post)
poned from May 1, that date being tha
anniversary of the battle of Manila
bay.
However, the program jws quite in
keeping with the anniversary, as Mr.
Frank Hayden read a poem which sh
wrote on "Admiral Dwey's Victory at
Manila Bay." .She also read a history
of his life. ilr. Alice Dewey gave a
description of Admiral Dewey's tomb
at Arlington cemetery in Washington,
which she visited thi spring. . dames
Bennett of Barre, accompanied by Mrs.
Bennett, sang two selection, which
were very much applauded. He later
sanif "Aiinie Laurie." Harry Bingham
of Waterbury gave a talk on the high
cost of living and also read a humorous
selection in Irish dialect. on the same
subject. These were enjoyed, very
much. A social hour was then enjoyed,
during which delicious refreshments
were served by the following hostesses:
Mr, lialph Putnam, chairman. Mr. P.
.1. Dnvi. Mr. F. K. Atkin. Mrs. B. B.
Demerit!. Mr. K. E. Camplieil, Mrs. .T.
W. Moody, Mrs. W. Morse. Mrs. K.
V. Palmer, jr., Mr". C. D. Bobinson,
Mrs. V.. A. Stanley, Mrs. .1. C. Smith.
Mr. C. C. Warren, Mrs. II. C. White
hill. The last of the patriotic educational
meeting conducted by the Daughter
of the American Revolution will bo
held in the Wood art gallery, Monfpel
ier. May 10, at 8 o'clock in the evening.
This will be gentlemen's night and each
member may invite a jrnest. Maon
S. Stone will give the address.
DEATH OF FRANK C. MARTIN.
Marshheld
Man Had
Shock Friday
Night.
Frank Curtis Martiu. yel 4(1 yeai,
died at ft: 45 last niaht at bis hum" in
Mar.-hfiVId, after being in wor health
for a year past and being takeu seri-oia-ly
ill last Friday night with a
shock. Mr. Martin's father, Curti Mar
tin, died dan. 20 of this year and an
uncle, Herman Cutler, Feb. ."i, making
three members of the family to die
within about three month.
Mr. Martiin wa born in Orange, but
had lived on the farm where he died for
H year and in that hxaliry nearly ail
his life.
He leaves a wife and daughter, bis,
who lives at home, also hi mother,
Mr. Curtis Martin, who lives on sn
adjoining farm, and a blot her. Fred
Martin, aiso a resident of Marshtteid.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with bitri.tl in
the family lot in the PUinfield centc
tcrv. Rev .".lames P.anuiKC will officiate.
The deceased wa a man well lilcl
and much respected, w ho w ill lie missed
in the town where he had sjient prac
(icailv his whole life. .
TALK OE THE TOWN
Mr. and Mr, liny ir field of Ui-cii-lvro
and St. .lohn-biiry are vi-itin
at the liome 1 Mr-. Margaret Brown,
t (irant avenue.
Ijto IUs-ett. w'110 h. lii-eii esupioved
for nearly a jear in New ork. ha re-i-en'tv
obtained a position a nisniger
with a rcta I granite on. cm in Rrn.k
lyn. Mrs. I'. V. Whit'emore wi-hc to
crrec- the rumor that he was d s.
continuing bu'nc-. Try our rejru'ar
nieaj.. fcnlrsl cafe, Pcsrl street.
adv.
Miss Wrna Ib-rsey. who ha len
serving as a waitress at th I entral
cafe, leaves Wednesday with her sis
ter f.w Isiv-er. N. H.. lo empiov-ed-S'te
was firesnled a g l.l watH hv
Mrs. ( . K. W hiitem.H-e. who ,i.nln't
the cafe, alter work S nrly.
Jshr;.arJ cafe. Bi-br the mncn""t
rxf lim lender. r..: ri.-!or of the
!er. I r..; ri.-!or
Fji 't -morr. had
an an-pe wii fif-ning
Sundav evrn'i.;
no !c- l!nn 7 b-
itC red with a varict menu of sy!
Wa .1 -hes -mr'A pr-j.s.v-d u-ccj ihe
Vwir of ." o. '.:ii 1-an I. - ctiWts
n( three pic f irri.shct in t durirf
the p el i..-uf . In a l l 1 to . . J
. ii j'ifBis r.' Svi"dv et-n:ng
l-artics, r :'li' rwa.s "i
rnen s !. ! ... lie 4 -4 ir.g
lie -