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THE BAKJRE DAI LY TIME
VOL. XXIV NO. 94.
BARRE, VERMONT, SATURDAY, JULY ,3, 1920.
PRICE, TWO CENTS.
WADOO FORCES CONFIDENT OF
t VICTORY ON AN EARLY BALLOT;
PLATFORM AMENDMENTS FAIL
:.
Administration Forces Win
j. Complete Victory in Plat
form 'Fight of All-Day
Duration Both Dry and
; Wet Substitute Planks
, Defeated No Reference
to Prohibition in Plat
: form
BRYAN'S SUPREME
EFFORT WITH-
; OUT AVAIL
Two Ballots Taken on Can
didates at Last Night's
Session of Convention
Ijournment Was Tak
en Till To-day McAdoo
in Lead, Palmer Second,
CoxThird.
i Adj
. San Francisco, July 3. With tlie
ground cleared of preliminary ballots
and a rolling administration victory in
the platform fight, the Democratic na
tional convention re-assembled this
' morning at 9:30 o'clock to conclude the
week of selecting a presidential nomi
nee. - Prediction of a McAdoo victory on
an early ballot filled the .air and they
were accompanied by a desperate stif-
fening of resistance against his nomi
nation. ' ' 'McAdoo or Cox and McAdoo and
Cox were the leading predictions,
coupled with talk of McAdoo and Mere
dith. On the other hand, the forces
pitted against McAdoo pointed out in
answer to the claims of a "glacial
movement" toward President Wilson's
, aon-in-Iaw, that he had failed jn the
. two ballots already taken to make the
grains that were claimed for him; that
Cxx, in fact, made greater accessions
in the one day's balloting that did Mc
Adoo, and that so far there had been
no tangible evidence . of the1 MeAloo
landslide his supporters had been pre
dicting. The Palmer people made no particu
lar claims, but although in the one
day's balloting they gained 10 votes
they lost more than that from their
original delegates and replenished tht
loss from their reserve.
McAdoo, Palmer and Cox were the
leaders in the two ballots taken last
Bight. On the first McAdoo had 2litt
Totes; -Palmer 2ftfl, and Cox 134. Gov
ernor Smith of Xew York had 100 of
which his own atate gave him its full
tuota of 00 votes. On the second ballot
McAdoo received 289; Palmer 264, and
Cox 130. Smith's vote dropped to 101.
Jteports that. New York would throw
Inost. if not all, its strength to McAdoo
.ere heard early to-day.
Leaders in the Kmpire state dele
gation, however, would not discuss this
except to say they would stick to their
governor . until further notice.
, As the convention went into what
promises to be the final phase of the
battle, the McAdoo forces reiterated
heir prediction of early victory and
the Col peoplo, apparently confident,
declared they would not only hold
their linea but would make accessions
and demonstrate that the McAdoo
strength would stop short of the neces
tary two-thirds for a nomination.
,The night was given over to confer
ences and planning among the field
marshals of the opposing forces. Ef
forts to find a Harding for the Ran
Francisco convention had been unavail
ing, but despite the fact that the move
ment in opposition to McAdoo had
failed to produce a rallying point, or to
coalesce"' as its enemies declared, the
eppofrition was still there, seemingly of
formidable proportions. While it" did
eem to offer no slate for beating Mc
Adoo, still it continued to occupy a po
sition where the McAdoo forces had
produced no tangible plan for beating
There the situation lav for the con
tention to take it up and fight it out in
fhe battle of the ballots when it re
turned to-day.
". One consideration -which eemed to
Tnake it difficult for the ant i McAdoo
forces to make progress was that there
was no way t trade McAdoo out of his
position by direct methods, as none
on the men in charge of his
campaign "here had any authority and
there was nothing to be offered him in
way of a place that would interest
him. The MrAdoo appeal was to-day
being directed to larger states such as
New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois,
and much missionary mk das being
dope.
New York the greatest stum
bling Work. MrAdoo supporters in the
New York delegation. said to number
anywhere from IA to 2it, did nothing in
the opening ballots to antagonize the
Tammany leaders. Thry voted solidly
for Governor Smith. This situation,
it was pointed out. gate al! outside ap-
arances oi aiurpnv tieing in con
trol. Another consideration being capital
ized by the McAlon supporter was
that Sunday and Monday are hoIs
and the tired delegates want to Mart
home.
A group of McAdoo drb-atrs. de
clared by Mf.Um supporters to rep
resent more than enough totes to block
the contention at a nteetine lat n-rht
f-Jedged tletrels to tote indefinite
r for their csnd.Jsle rrrdV of ary
twrw the eatesjtion mifht take
During the ar!y
RESULTS OF TWO BALLOTS.
1st Bal. 2d Bal.
McAdoo 266 289
Palmer 256 264
Cox .....134 159
Smith 109 101
Owen 38 29
Marshall 37 36
Edwards 42 34
Davis ..'32 31i
Cummingg . 23 27
Gerard, 21 12
Hitchcock 18 10
Glass 26V3 . 25
Meredith ....... 27 26
Simmons .. 24 25
Williams 20 0
Clark 9 6
Harrison . 6 7
Wood 4 0
Bryan 1 1
Hearst 1 0
Cfdby 1 0
Daniels 1 1
Underwood Vi 0
Necessary for choice 729 1-3.
many reports as to what certain dele
gallons would do. Une ol these was
that the Georgia men might leave
Palmer after a ballot or two and go
to McAdoo. Another was that Ne
braska would give four or five votes to
Owen and the remainder to McAdoo,
Virginia, it was said with some show
of authority, would stick to Senator
Glass for a while and then also swing
into the McAdoo column.
Scattered delegates were talking of
first making a drive with Palmer and
with Cox. Illinois wets were consid
ering trying out l ox it I'aimcr s
chances appeared hopeless. Xvw Jersey
and Indiana delegates, it was whis
percd about, were also considering go
ing along with the Cox procession.
White with fatigue, wet-eyed witii
emotion, deafened by the roaring trib
ute of thousands, William Jennings
Bryan last night stood before the con
vention at a, new crossing in his quar
ter of century of public life.
He heard a sonorous chorus of "noes'
strike down the issues he had raised.
But there was no gainsaying the gen
uineness of the tribute he received even
in defeat.
Reject All Amendments.
Declining to include jn the platform
any reference to the prohibition issue,
the Democratic convention rejected yes
terday both the bone-dry. plank fa
thered bv William Bryan, and the ri
dar, w ine and beer plank presented bv
W. Bourke Cockran if the New Kork
delegation.
Without a roll call the convention
also voted down Mr. Bryan's olank
for the. publication of an official news
paper bv the federal government.
the oflicial total which beat the
Cockran moist plank was 726 against
it and 356 voting for it. Kleven and
a half votes were absent.
; The Bryan profiteering plank also
was rejected by acclamation, in quicic
succession the convention then voted
down also the plank offered by Mr
Brvan declaring against compulsory
military .training, in peace time.
The Bryan league of nations planks
shared the same fate going out in a
great, chorus of "noes."
A, plank for a commission to inves
tigate the feasibility of a soldier bonus
also was rejected without a roll call.
The administration s league of na
tions plank as reported by the commit
tee was sustained against all attacks.
The administration supporters were in
control by heavy majorities all along
the line.
After the defeat of a substitute for
the Irish plank, the platform as re
ported by the committee was adopted.
FIFTEEN PERSONS
INJURED IN WRECK
Train from Pittsfield, Mass., to New
York Goes Off Track at Miller,
N. Y. Injured Taken to
Hospital.
Poughkeepsie, X. Y July 3. Fifteen
persons are reported injured when
three cars of a Harlem railroad express
train left the track and went over an
embankment near Miller. Duchess
county, early yesterday. The train
was bound from Pittsfield to Xcw
York. Two thousand feet of track were
torn up. The cars which went off the
rails were the accommodation coach,
smoker ond baggage car. They were
constructed of steel and did not col
lapse. FOR PROTECTION OF DEPOSITS.
Gavernment Experts are Trying to De
cide on Vault.
Washington, D. C, July 3. Govern
ment experts are emulating the "Jim
my Valentine" of the under world at
the bureau of standards in their cfl,rt
to decide upon the ttpe of vault to
be selected for the protection of de
posits of the federal reserve board. A
number of vaultsN embodying in their
construction the latest anti-burglar
ideas hate been completed and tests
are now under way to determine if
they are sufficiently "proof" to be en
trusted with the millions of dollars
which the hoars distributes among
members of the reserve system.
The specimen vaulta are of concrete,
reinforced with various materials
guaranteed to discourage the most a
tient drill pusher. In some of them
sheet of case hardened steel hare been
inserted between laters of concrete,
while iron rails, arranged in tiers, have
been placed in others. A quantity of
bsrd glass i to be tested in one vault,
the opinion bating been expressed that
this material will dull the sharpest
drill, while fusing before a oxy-acety-en
torch.
Dynamite and the more strenuous
wip," will he ued by the govern
ment etper. as well as every mechan
ical method tet put forward by the
bmttf there were tta-ked rah.
IM'ADOO IN LEAD
ON TWO BALLOTS
Convention Adjourned Aft
er Objections by McAdoo
Supporters
PLATFORM ADOPTED
WITHOUT CHANGE
Bone-Dry and Wet Planks
Both Voted Down Irish
Get No Recognition
Auditorium, San Francisco, July 3.
Two ballots on candidates were taken
last night by the Democratic national
convention and with McAdoo, Palmer
and Cox remaining at the head of the
list in the order named, but all a long
way from the nomination, a recess was
taken until to-day.
The McAdoo people, claiming that
they were certain to put their candi
date over on the fourth ballot, opposed
the adjournment which was taken on
motion of rormer Representative iitc
gerald of Xew Y'ork. When it was put
for a vote there was a loud chorus on
each of the questions and Chairman
Robinson declared it adopted, while
some of the McAdoo supporters were
clamoring for a roll Call on it.
The three leading candidates . all
gained on the second ballot at the ex
pense of the big field of favorite sons,
a score of whom received some sup
port. Balloting on the presidency start
ed late last evening after the conven
tion adopted the platform as framed
by its platform committee, rejecting
the bone-dry proposal of W. J. Bryan,
the beer and twine plank of the Xew
York delegation, the plank for Irish
recognition by several organizations of
Irish sympathizers and several other
planks which were brought up on the
floor after they had been rejected in
the committee.
The result of the prohibition ballot
was to leave the platform without any
reference at all to that subject.
tin the two ballots for president the
eight Vermont delegates voted solidly
for McAdoo on the first ballot and four
for McAdoo, two for Cox and two for
Palmer on the second. On the adoption
of the beer and light wine plank the
crmonters voted, yes 7, navy I. On
Bryan's "bone-dry" plank the vote was
nay 8. On the ballot for a substitute
for the Irish plank the delegation was
evenly divided.
PRESIDENT REPLIES
TO CONGRATULATIONS
ITALY WANTS
FULL PAYMENT
Delegates to Allied Confer
: ence Standing Firmly for
Demands
WOMEN PERISHES IN
TENEMENT FIRE
WANT 20 PER CENT .
OF INDEMNITY
Says of Democratic Party That He Has
"Perfect Confidence That It Will
Go from Victory to Victory."
San Francisco, July 3. President
Wilson in a telegram to Xational
Chairman Homer S. ('ummings, which
was read yesterday to the convention
declared that the course the Demo
cratic party had taken with respect to
the league of nations filled him "with
perfect confidence that it will go from
victory to victory until the traditions
of the Kepublic are vindicated.
"This is a conqueronng purpose and
nothing can defeat it," the president as
serted. The message which was in re
ply to one of appreciation and greet-
ngs from the convention follows:
White House, July. 1920.
"Hon. Homer 8. ('ummings.
"Chairman Dem. national committee,
"San Francisco, Cal.,
"It was wth the most grateful ap
preciation that I received the message
from the convention so kindly trans
mitted by you. It is a source of pro
found pride with me to receive such an
evidence of the conflden-e of the great
party which derives its principles direct
and untainted from the founders of imr
government and the authors of our
ibertv. While our opponents are en
deavoring to isolate us among the na
tions of the world, we are following the
vision of the founders of the Republic,
who promised the .world the counsel
and leadership of the free people of the
United States in all matters that affect
human liberty and justice of law. That
promise we deliberately renewed when
we entered the great war for human
freedom and we now keep faith with
those who died in Flanders fields to
redeem it. That I should have been
accorded leadership in such great mat
ters fills my heart with gratitude and
pride and the course the party has
aken fills me wnn a peneci connnence
hat it will iro from victory to victory
until the true traditions of the republic
are vindioated and the world convinced
not only of our strength and prowess.
but of our integrity ani our devotion
o the hiffhest ideals. This is a con
quering purpose and nothing can defeat
To Be Paid By Germany-
Belgian Delegates Object
to Sacrifices for Italy
Brussels, July 3 (By the Associated
Press). Italian delegates to the allied
conference here are understood to be
standing firmly for the payment to
their country of 20 ner cent of the in
demnity to be paid by Germany. Means
to re-adjust other shares so as to sat
isfy Italy's demands have not yet been
found and Belgian delegates are show
ing great surprise that they should be
requested to make sacrifices for the
sake of Italy.
Owing to the failure of the premiers
to reach an agreement yesterday, this
morning's session of the supreme coun
cil was replaced by informal confer
ences at the headquarters of Premier
Lloyd George of Great Britain.
Whether an agreement is reached or
not, the various delegations will leave
for Spa to-morrow morning, it being
held that any di so preempt is only a
question of detail which the allies can
settle either before or after the Spa
conference, and in which Germany is
not concerned.
LLOYD GEORGE FOR COMPROMISE.
Would Give Italy 10 Per Cent of In
' demnity.
Faris, July 3. Premier Lloyd George
of Great Britain favors a compromise
of the financial demands made by Italy
and other allies at the Brussels con
ference of the supreme allied council,
according to the Echo de Paris. It is
said he favors an agreement giving
France 52 ptv cent of the sum due from
Germany in indemnities, and holds
Great Britain should receive 22 per
cent. Of the balance he would civa
Italy 10 per cent: Belgium seven per
cent, Jugo-Slavia eight,- Rumania four-
fifths of one per cent, and Poland and
Japan the remainder for division be
tween them.
GREEK FORCES
RESUME ADVANCE
Take One Town With 54 Heavy Field
Guns, 24 Quick Firer and
1,200 Prisoners.
Paris. July 3. The Greek army which
late last week baited its offensive
against the Turkish nationalists in
Asia Minor while the positions it had
aken m the drive from mvrna were
beinf consolidated, resumed itsadtance
on Wednesday and captured, the town
of Balikesri." it- is announced in the
latent Greek communique, received here
to-dsT.
With the town, the statement re
ports, the Greeks took M heavy fiewf
pins, 21 quKk firrrs and I.2UQ pris
oners. - ,
NEW RULING ON
WAR RISK INSURANCE
By Which Policies May Be Reinstated
by Former Service Men,
Has Been Issued by
Department.
Washington, D. ('.. Julv 3. A ruling
defining new conditions under which
lapsed or canceled war risk insurance
policies may be reinstated by former
service men anil women has been issued
by the war risk insurance bureau.
I'nder the ruling applications for re
instatement made within Is) months of
discharge and prior to Jan. 1, 1921,
need only' be accompanied by two
months' premiums and a statement
that the applicant is in as good health
as on the date of discharge or resig
nation. Xo medical examination is re
quired. Insurance lapsing or cameled after
July 1. 11120, may lie reinstated on
statement of physical condition within
three months; after three months and
within six months the applicant for re
instatement must be accompanied by a
short medical examination certificate,
and after six months and within 18
months by a full medical examination
certificate. In all cases two months'
premiums must accompany the applica
tion for leinstatement.
Headless Body Found By Firemen in
Springfield Wit Mother of Five
Small Children.
Springfield, July 3. Firemen found
the charred and headless body of Mrs,
Lucas Xiemkowiez at one o'clock yes
terday morniim. after a fire which
broke out shortly before midnight. Up
to a few minutes before the body was
found it had been supposed that Mrs.
Niemkowicz was with neighbors to
wait until the fire was over, but
her husband could not find her a search
of the building was made and the
partly cremated body was found in
a closet, apparently where the fire
started.
It is believed that Mrs. Niemkowicz
became confused in the dense smoke
in the tenement and instead of going
away from the fire walked into it.
The fire broke out on the second floor
of a tenement house owned by John
Koleda, and both his family and that
of Mr. Xicmkowicz occupied tenements
on the second floor. Mr. Koleda was
awakened bv the smoke and aroused
Mr. Xiemkowiez, whom he asked to
eive an alarm.
Mr. Niemkowicz started for the fire
alarm box and his wife followed to the
top of the stairway. She was in poor
health, had been in the hospital twice,
was feeble and unable to walk around
much.
On his return Mr. Xiemkowiez
brought another man to assist in get
ting his wife down stairs, but he could
not find her. Their five children, rang
ing in age from three to 10 years, were
gotten out safely, but the mother was
not in sight so it was assumed she had
gone with neighbors.
When the children were out Mr.
Xiemkowiez went to the homes of
neighbors, but nobody had seen her,
and he" then returned to the house to
search, as did also Policeman E. R.
Purdy. After the fire the firemen made
a search, locating the body in a closet
where apparently the fire originated
from an unknown cause. Only the
trunk and part of the limba were not
burned.
The building contained six Polish
families, including about 25 children.
All were gotten out safely except Mr.
Nemkowicz. The roof of the building
was burned off. causing damage of
about $1,000. Mrs. Xicmkowicz was
about 35 years old. Her husband is
a laborer.
PITCHED BATTLE
ON STEAMER'S DECKS
Police and Detectives Fire More Than
30 Shota Rounding Up Thieves
of Ship's Cargo.
Xew York, July 3. Twelve men were
arrested, four charged with grand lar
ceny and the other eight with disor
derly conduct, and one man. who elud
ed pursuing police by jumping into the
Hudson river, is believed to be drowned
as a result of pitched battle early to
day, on ha decks of the steamship Bel
gic. Police and detectives, who fired
more than 3rt shots during the round
up, assert that the larceny from lite
ship's cargo amounted to about SWMMIO
worth of tweeds, Irish linens, silk
stockings, handkerchiefs and other mer
chandise. Some of tho goods were re
covered by the police and ome thrown
overboard", when the men found them
selves cornered.
When the Belgic docked yesterday
her officials, who had learned during
the voyage that the merchandise had
been hidden in the hold, notified the po
lice. Officers concealed themselves on
the ship and waited until the men
started to unload their bundles. As
they started down the gangplank the
men looked into drawn revolvers. Some
darted back aboard and others fled in
the darkness in a downpour of rain,
along the pier. When the police fin
ihed the round-up, all the men except
the one who jumped overboard were
lined up and marched to the police station.
0. K. HOLLISTER
QUITS GODDARD
After Twenty-Three Years'
Faithful Service Is To
Go Elsewhere
HEALTH A FACTOR
IN THE CHANGE
Long and Strenuous Duties
at School Make Change
Imperative
GESERAL WOOD
CALLS ON HAYS
FRENCH WILL DECORATE.
Will Also Hold Exercises on American
Holiday.
Paris. July 3. The French govern
ment has issued instruction for the
decoration of the principal public mon
uments throughout Taris with French
and America colors on July 4. and
the minister of public instruction has
asked the authorities of French uni
versities to hold exercises on that day
emphasizing the role played by France
in the American war of independence.
For the purpose of showing the grati
tude of Alsace to America and to as
sociate closely that protince and Lor
raine with the celebration, senators
from the recovered provinces will place
wreaths on the statue of Washington
on Saturday. .
REVENUE REDUCED I7.192.52J.
Prohibition Causes That Much Falling
Off in Chicago District.
Chicago, July 3. Prohibition has re
duced the income of the t'hicazo dis
trict of the internal revenue depart
ment 7.l!2-"23 duriri the year it
has been in force. I'.. H. Kvaas, acting
collector of internal revenue, said today.
OPPOSITION HAS NO CANDIDATE.
McAdoo Supporters Predict Nomina
tion en Fifth Ballot.
San Framisco. July S. The combi
nation apuinst William G. McAdoo
found itself last night, to use the lan
puspe of one .f the administration
leaders, without any candidate on
whom to enele.. McAdoo supporters
rii in net n WMH a snmmiss iot
Announced That General Will Visit
Senator Harding at His Home in
Marion, 0., Soon.
Xew York. July 3. A half hour con
ference yesterday between Major Gen
eral Ionard Wood and William. Hays.
Republican national chairman, ca-siied a
flurry of excitement in the oflieea of
the party's national headquarters,
where a 'report filtered through the
closed doors of Mr. Hat s office that
more than passive support of the Hard
ing campaign had been ottered by the
general.
"General Wood will do everything
consistent with his position as an army
officer to further Senator Hardinc's
election," one of the executives of the
campaign announced while the confer
ence was still in progress.
The report that the general had en
listed whole heartedly in the Harding
cause was strengthened when it was
learned that he was planning to call on
Senator Harding at the latter's home
in Marion, O.. within the next few
weeks.
General Wood would not admit that
his call on i hairman Hays had any po
litical significance.
"I am not in politics." the general
said. "I merely dropped in for a per
sonal chat w-i0l Mr. Hays."
Orlando, K. Hollister, for the past
twenty-three years connected with
Goddard seminary as teacher and prin
cipal, has asked to be released from
further duties at the school ill a letter
to the executive committee of the sem
inary July 1. His reason for resign
ing is given as poor health.
The resignation came as a surprise
to the trustees and friends of the semi
nary alike, as no intimation of such a
move had been given. In his letter
to the executive committee he gave
poor health as a reason for his resigna
tion, but at the same, time told of the
possibility of his accepting a position
as head of another school. What school
this might lie is not intimated.
Mr. Hollister has been connected
with the school for twenty-three years,
first as a teacher, and then as princi
pal. He was himself a Goddnrd fel
low, graduating in the class of '84. and
then going to Tufts college at Med
ford, Mass., graduating in '8(1. It was
shortly after he had received his de
gree from this college that he returned
to Barre and accepted a position as in
structor at the seminary.
The regular meeting of the trustees
of Goddard seminary will be held on
Tuesday, July 6, and at this meeting
definite action will be taken to find a
man to fill the position left vacant
bv Mr. Hollister s resignation.
Prof. Hollister a letter gives the rea
son for his resignation in the following
excerpt from his letter to the trustees:
"two thine have Happened since
commencement that have changed
mv plans for the future. The first was
a most careful physical examination by
a specialist on the heart and lungs, who
had extensive service alonp these lines
in the service. He told me that my
heart was in a very weak condition
and the constant overstrain to which I
subjected it by climbing the stairs at
the seminary 'and by walking up the
hill from the main street made it im
possible for me to jret any better, and
he would give me two more years of
work If I continued to worK at tma
dard. lie also said that if I could find
a school in a flat country where I could
eliminate the constant climbing of
stairs I could work for. years.
"Ten days ago an offer came to me
to take charge of anotner scnooi. At
the urgent solicitation of my wife, my
daughter, and my sisters, I visited the
school. It is in a perfectly flat coun
try. The school buildings are low and
all of the school work is done on the
first floor. The school committee asked
me to state mv terms. I did so and
thev accented them.
While I regretexceedingly to give
up the work where I have labored all
mv life, consideration for my family
compels me to do so."
Prof. Hollister has given whole
hesrtedlv of his strength and eneriry
in the building up of Goddard. and his
retirement frorft the school will leave a
pap hard to fill.
S A LEERY HELD
' IN $25,000 HAIL
$86,000 IN BACK TAXES
Collected Under Law Enacted at Last
Session of Legislature.
One of the laws that was enacted in
l!)J9 has become effective and recently
$86,000 of back taxes were collected in
some of the towns in the state. Un
der the new law uncollected taxes now
are under the supervision of the tax
commissioner and a representative of
that office will shortly advise some of
the city sheriffs and tax collectors that
they must collect these taxes in their
hands or the provision of section 8 of
number 38 of the laws of 1919 will be
enforced. Until this law was enacted
there was no way to reach the collector
.who delayed or neglected collections
but under the above section the tax
commissioner has auhtority to petition
the selectmen, treasurer or other per
sons in a municipality to whom the
taxes are paid to cite the collector to
appear before a justice in an adjoining
town and show cause why an extent
should not be issued against him for
should not issued against him for such
should not be issued against :hm fof such
arrearages and the costs of such pro
ceedings. The selectmen and city
councils in larger towns will probably
shortly receive notice of the provisions
of the new laws. Montpelier, according
to the tax commissioner s records, has
about $4,300 in back taxes.
CUPID IN A GRANITE PLAJJT.
TILDEN TENNIS CHAMPION.
rhiladelphUn Defeats Australian in
British Championship Singles.
Wimbledon. England. July 3.-William
T. Tilden of Itnladelphi won the
British lawn tennis championship in
singles on the rourts here today. Til
den defeated OrsM I.. Patterson of
Australia, the title bolder, in the rhal
lenire ronnd.
GORGAS VERY LOW.
Indicted in Connection With the Sale
of Poisonous Alcoholic Liquor,
Causing the Death
of 100.
New York. July 3. Indicted in con
neetion with the sale of poisonous al
roholic liquor that caused the death of
more Mian list persons in me .tew r.ng
land states last winter. Samuel K. Sa-
leebv. a Brooklyn druggist, was ar
raigned in the King's county court yes
terday on a charge of manlaugliter,
and was ordered held in SAV0OO bail for
trial next September. Another man also
has been indicted and his arrest is ex
pected within the next 24 hours.
The indictments grew out of a five
months' investigation by federal agents
and local authorities. The investiga
tion disclosed, the police say, that the
week before Christmas truck loads of
poisonous liquor were transported from
this city to Massachusetts and Con
necticut saloon keepers. According to
the investigators, it he I been made
from 1.030 gallons of wood alcohol
stolen from a Manhattan pier shed, a
few hours before it was to have been
loaded aboard ship for F.ng'and.
The ah-ohol, the police said, was to
Iks sold in England for M.fton, but the
mixed "whiskey" which was taken by
the New Kngland saloon keepers
brought 12.000.
Saleeby and four other men were in
dicted in Massachusetts and Connecti
cut in connection with tbe alleged
"whiskey" plot, but they could not be
extradited.
M AD00 LITTLE INTERESTED.
Went to Bed Before Ballot Last Night
and Arose Late To-day.
Huntington. V Y, Juply 3. Wil
liam G. McAdoo, after remaining in bed
until long paet the hour at which be
i-uelly rise, this morning announced
his intention of spending the day at
his home here.
Mr. MrAdoo manifested little inter
est in what the San Francico ronten-
Former Surgeon General in Dying Con- ition hsd done during the npht. learn
Five Weddings Among Barclay Bros.'
Employes This Year.
The Barclay Brothers' establishment
feels it has earned first honor in the
matrimonial lines during the past half
year, the following employes during
that period having exchanged single
blessedness for wedded bliss:
Stenographer Miss Evelyn B. Math
ieson who became Mrs. Albert Wil
liams.
Stenographer Miss Annie M. McHar-
dy who became Mrs. Perley T. Eager.
Private Secretary Miss Annie I.
Barclay tvhq, became Mrs. James K.
Gall.
Draughtsman W. Alfred McLeod who
married Miss Alice Gray.
Superintendent James M. Ewen who
married Maud E. Coburn.
In addition .Miss Georgianna Menard,
who was housemaid at the William
Barclay home, became Mrs. Wm. Cor-
rigan, thus rounding out an even half
dozen weddings during the six morths'
period.
KISSING NEARLY
YEAR AND H '
Personal Belonging
Fred N. Braley Fov
Portland, Ore., W;.i
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JEWELRY AND Pi
JAMMED IN
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Man Who Left Barre in
Dec, 1918, Not Heard -From
Since Jan. 1919
RANK OF GODDARD STUDENTS.
Lillian Avery of East Barre Leads in
Academic Course.
The following is the rank list for
the spring term at Goddard seminary:
Academic course 1st, Lillian Avery,
East Barre; 2d. Evelyn Davis, Ports
Fairlee; 3d, Charles Flanigan. Ports
mouth. X. H.: 4th, Doris Morrison,
Graniteville; iitb, George Davis, West
Fairlee; 6th. Haxel Abbott, Cabot; 7th,
Mildred McKenrie, Barre and Ruth
Kelton, North Montpelier; 8th, Grace
Bolton, Cabot; fith, Marylizabeth
Jaques. Lincoln, Xeb.; 10th, Vera Owen,
South Barre.
Commercial course 1st. Joseph Dar
ling, Chelsea: '.'d, Beatrice Knapp.
Barre and Helen Kossi, Barre; 8d, Jer
alda Smith, Wells; 4th, Vera Benjamin,
North Montpelier; 5th, George Sole,
Barre; fith, Florence Moore, Barre;
7th. Mildred LaBounty, Granite
ville; 8th, Dorothy Pierson, Put
namsvillc; !'th. Mason Howard. South
Barre; 10th, Borneo Bianchi, Barre.
MONTPELIER
The laws and regulations of the
weights and measures department are
published in book form and copies can
be had at the othee of the department
Miss Dorothy Grow of Burlington
is the guest of Miss Adelaide Ruth
Teachout during the week end and
holiday.
Miss Marguerite Reid and Marguerite
Camnliell left to-dav for Queen City
lark, where they will be the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Stockwell during the hol
iday.
Mrs. Inez Bassett has gone to Marii
field for the week end. while Miss
Alice Injjlish, her sister, of Boston
is expected to spend the holiday with
her and her father in the city.
The Hays Advertising agency of Bur
lington has brought a suit against the
Abenacue Machine works. Inc., of
Brattleboro for the purpose of recover
ing $641.80 and costs and interest for
a contract which the agency had witn
the defendant for doing some advert is
in? for the company.
The state highway department win
commence work a wecK irom .vion
dav on the Sherburne federal aid pro
ject. an agreement hat ing been reached
n which convict labor will he again
emnloved. The state engineering de
. . 1
nartment has set ine erases ror me
ork.
H. I Sparrow of East Montpelier
has settled his ao-ount as adminis
trator of Fanny K. Coburn, late of
Cast Moiitnelier. while the will of
(liarlcs Henry Cook of Natick. .Mas.,
has lieen presented for probate. He
had nronertv in Vermont.
Nothing had been nearn mis morning
from Goternor r. N . t lenient reiaute
to the calling of a special session of
the legislature and it is thoughV that
he would not until after ne returnea
home, which is expected to-night or
Sunday morninc. He was in New lork
( itr last night and apparently was on
his sir to Kutland.
dition in London.
London. July 3. -Msj.-r General .?. C.
Griras. f.-rmer snre e-n general of the
I'nited States army, who was believed
to he diine earlv this morning, raiin-d
shrhtlv durine the forenoon, scr-ord
in? to a statement made hy hosp tal
sutorities. Hit condition, howeter. re-
ina the results of the two first ballots
from the m online papers. He bad re
tired sst night before the first vote
was ajinounced.
him somewhere near the fta ballot. Buaais critkaL
Pegiilar meeting of Wal 4s. M. P
l will he held in the hand room Sun
day, July 4. at 3 .3 p. tn. A. E. Milav,
sec.
TALK OF THE TOWN
Arthur W. Macneil. a. clerk in the
Adams Co. store, b-ates to-day on a
two weeks tacation. wnin ne win
spend in Meredith. V It., with friends.
There is every indication that peace
and tranquility will reign in Barre
next Monday July Ath. the day to be
observed as a legal holiday for July
Fourth, for not eten a hall game i
scheduled to occur in this, city or at
Inter city park at anytime during the
day., regardless of the fart that it is
the 144th anniversary of the Declara
tion of Indejndem-e from the soter
nity of the British empire.
NO PAPER MONiAT.
As Monday. July i. will he ob
served Independence dav. M
paper will be iir4 from this
orhce.
That Fred X. Braley, who left Barre
in December, 1918, for the west, lost
his life in Portland, Ore., seems almost
certain from discoveries made in that
city on Thursday, when nature lovers
wandering in the deep woods of one of
Portland's parks found two fruit jurs
crammed with all his personal pa
pers, two watches, nose glasses, will,
correspondence, etc.
Mr. Braley left Barre with the inten
tion of settling in the west in Decem
ber, 1918, and was last heard from on
January 29, 1919, when he wroto
friends in Barre from the Chancellor
hotel in San Francisco, stating in that
letter that it was his intention to go by
boat to Portland, Ore. When, after the
lapse of some time, no further word
came from him. repeated efforts were
made to locate him, but always with
out success.
Yesterday a brief telegram from the
Oregon Journal of Portland to The
Times gave the information of the find
ing of his personal effects. Later, fuller
information received from the same
source gave more details of the finding
as follows:
The personal belongings were found
in two fruit jars in the deep woods of,
Portand park by nature lovers. The
jars contained two watches, nose
glasses and a will, assignments, numer
ous notes, correspondence, hundreds of
shares of cheap mining and oil stocks,
insurance papers and checks, all bear
ing the signature or initials of Fred X.
Iiraley. The stock certificates show in
vestments made in oils and coppers in
Washington, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and
Texas. The will makes Braley 's house
keeper, Miss Belle Johnson of Orange,
heir to $5,000 and the balance is left
for the blood heirs.
Xo trace of Braley has been found in
Portland, but the coroner is investigat
ing all recent unidentified bodies snd
the police are at work on the case. The
papers are in the custody of the at
torney, George Gearhart, 600 Henry
building, Portland, who is complying
with the Oregon law regarding Bni,
dentified property.
Fred X. Braley was the son of DrJ
Norman W. and Arminia (Calefl Bra
ley and was bom in Washington about
60 years ago. He was a graduate of
Goddard seminary and for years wa
employed in the National Bank of
Barre. He was one of the organizers
of the People's National bank and was
vice-president when he resigned to go
west in 1918. He has no. nearer rela
tives than cousins in this section.
These relatives, however, with frends
have been making strenuous efforts to
locate him for some time and recently
a friendly suit was brought in order
to straighten out and settle a husiness
matter that needed attention here.
Owing to hi extreme diffidence and
also to a Refect in his hearing. Mr.
Braley was of a retiring disposition
and not what one would call a good
mixer. Because of these character
istics few knew him well and intimate
ly and many misjudged the man, but
those who knew him best can give tes
timony to his worth and to his many
good qualities.
WHISKEY W ORTH
$100,000 STOLEN
FROM TRUCKS
Driven of Trucks Held Up and Carried
Away in Automobiles While
Gunmen Remove Whiskey.
Petersburgh, X. J., July 3 Drivers
of three motor trucks bound to New
York from Baltimore with .VK) cases of
whiskey valued at I00.0!0. reported
to the police to-dav that they had been
held up on the Lincoln highway near
hero early to-day by three gunmen,
who at first represented themseltes as
prohibition enforcement agents.
The truckmen, all of whom lite in
Washington, said the highway men op
erated in two automobiles. Stopping
the train and asking to see the federnl
permit for transfer of liquor the rob
bers are said suddenly to hate levelled
revolvers at the three truckmen and
ordered them from their seats.
The quintet said they had been tak
en on a two nours motor rioe ana
finally deposited in Paterson. while
other members of the gang made aay
with the liouor.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brow n of
Brooklyn. X. Y.. hate arrived in Barre
to eniov a two montns vacation at
the home of their parents. Mr. and Mr-.
William Robertson, of S I-ewis street.
The rartv was also accompanied ly
Charles Robertson, who has been em
ployed at his trade as a granite cutter
in rlroOKIvn. 1 ., IT ut ymr ' " '
mont hs.
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