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VOL. XXIV. NO. 254.
BARRE, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1921.
TRICE, TWO CENTS.
RESCUED MEN
TRY TO SETTLE
THINKS NATIONS I REDUCE A.E.F.
WOULD CONFER FORCE TO 8,000 MADE IN YEAR
AGAINST FORMER CLERK
IN BARRE SA VINGS BANK
HARD FEELING
On "a Full, Free and Fair
Order Issued By War De
partment Cuts Army in
Germany One-Half
iBarre's Advance Described
Discussion of Reduction
of Armaments"
in Annual Reports Sub
mitted Last Night
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MUCH mm EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Ueut. Farrell and Lieut.
Ilinton Came to Blows
Over the Letter Which
Ilinton Wrote and Which
Was Published in a New
; York Newspaper.
FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY
COMMITTED SUICIDE
(ALL REGRET
THE INCIDENT
AT MATTICE
t.tfc'i
The Three Men Will Leave
Late To-day for Toronto,
Being Greatly Refreshed
By Their First Night's
Sleep in Complete Com
fort, After Adventurous
Trip.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 12. Jo
seph Griehvich, five years old,
committed suicide, to-day by
shooting himself in the head, ac
cording to a statement to the po
lice by hia father, Daniel Grich
vich. Tlu" boy had been punished for
coining home with wet feet and
sent into the kitchen tn dry
them, Grichviclusaid. A moment
later the family, at dinner, was
startled by h pistol shot and
found the body dying on the
kitchen floor.
W ILSON WILL RIDE
WITH HARDING
Mattice, Out., Jan. 12. Lieutenants
Stephen Farrell, L. A. Kloor and Wal
ter Ilinton, refreshed by their first
night's sleep in complete comfort since
setting out from the frozen Hudson bay
regions, where they landed on Dee. 14,
after a hazardous balloon flight from
Rockaway, X. Y., to-day enjoyed this
trading post's hospitality, preparatory
to their departure late this afternoon
for Toronto.
They were guests of officials of the
Canadian National railway, who pro
vided a private cur in which they spent
the night and in wl'iieh they will travel
to Toronto.
To all outward appearances the bit
ter dispute that arose between Lieu
tenants Farrell and Hinton shortly aft
er their arrival here yesterday, which
culminated in a blow from Farrell that
nont his fellow airman sprawling over
a table in the home of II. P. William
fpn, had been settled to-dav. The
aeronauts rose early, had breakfast to
cether in their private car and all re
gretted -the incident that marred their
historical adventure. Both larrell and
Jlinton were reticent to-day, regarding
h occurrence.
The altercation arose over a letter
written by Hinton to his wife from
Uloone Factory, where they first found
iruneor, after wandering through the
vildernes four days, subsisting on two
carrier pigeons and caribou moss. In
,he letter, published by a Xew York
.jiewspaper, Hinton wrote that Farrell,
exhausted from the rigorous wandering,
J .leaded with his two companions to
:ill him and eat his body to enable
Ihem to get back to civilization,
i Farrell charged his companion with
'double crossing" him, saying all had
agreed that their letters should not lie
published. Hinton a refusal to retract
Kaa the immediate cause for Farrell's
ilow. Xewspaper correspondents inter
fvrrA and separated the men.
Relaxed from their first night's com
fort, after nearly a month of hardship
Jiowever, the fellow adventurers to
slay apparently tried to forget their
differences and began to think of the
deception planned by the Toronto Ko
lary club upon their arrival there and
i.f their ultimate arrival in Rockaway
tn Friday.
All three to-day were somewhat taci.
turn regarding their four days' vissici.
pudea after landing in the wilds and be
fore they finally siirhted Tom Mark
She free Indian, who led them to the
it tie Hudson Bay company's trading
Tost at Moobb rae.tory. Lieutenant
JrarreJI, however, outlined their hard
ships tavthc correspondents, telling how
I) hey ig-zagged through the wilderness.
Hn the second day after the barking of
p dog caused them A descend, he said.
rwe were beginning to think that dog
Iiarlc proposition was rather idiony.
They were so hungry on the third
flight they could not sleep, lie said, "ex
rept Kloor, who slept so soundly and
o rloee to the fire be burned his flying
fcoota." They were beginning to become
desperate, he said, by the time they
aighted sled tracks about 10 o'clock on
the morning of the fourth day. They
followed the tracks about five miles,
along the Moose river, before they
frighted the Indian, who started to flee
hen Hinton offered him a cigarette.
Jle became more communicative, how
ever, when Kloor gave him a dollar.
The trip from Moose Factory to Mat.
(lee was uneventful.
Will Make First Appearance at the
Capitol in More Than a Year
and A Half.
Washington, D. C, .Tan. 12. Changes
in the pinna for the inauguration of
President-elect Harding will not inter
fere with the intention of President
Wilson to accompany him to the capi
tol to take the oath of otlice. It was
learned to-day. Mr. Wilson thus on
March 4 will make his first appearance
at the capitol in more than a year and
a half and also his last appearance as
president of the I. mted States.
Other plans of President Wilson for
inauguration day also are not expect
ed to be affected by the changes made
in the inauguration ceremonies at the
request of the president-elect. After
Mr. Harding takes the oath of office he
and Mrs. Harding,' in accordance with
custom, are expected to entertain Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson at luncheon.
President Wilson plans to leave the
White House for the home which he
recently purchased on the day preced
ing his retirement from otlice. Many
of President-elect and Mrs. Harding's
belongings, including tome of those
now in their Washington home, prob
ably will be moved into the White
House during inaugural week.
Plans for the inauguration of President-elect
Harding as they stood to
day provided for ceremonies as simple
as those, attending the induction into
office of Thomas Jefferson, who walked
from his rooming place to the catiitot.
The oath of office will be administered
in the Senate chamber in the presence
of members of the Senate, House and
supreme court and. a gallery of not
more than I,(MH) persons.
While the District of Columbia inauer
ural committee had not acted formally
to-day on the request of Mr. Harding
ror a simple inauguration it wan ac
cepted assured that the historic parade
and ball of former years would not be
on the program next March 4.
EXPECT W ILSON TO
SETTLE DISPUTE
GEN. T. H. BLISS
TESTIFIED
Any Nation Refusing
Would Be Looked Upon
With Suspicion
Washington, D. C, Jan. 2. Should
the United States-call upon the nations
f the world for "a full, free and fair
discussion of - reduction of armaments,
the favorable response would be
prompt and inevitable" the House
naval committee was told to-day by
General Tasker H. Bliss, former Amer
ican representative on the supreme
War council at Paris.
'"The nation that would come to such
a conference and refuse to agree to
my proposition looking to disarma-
ncnt or at least a reduction of its
military establishment,"' said General
iliss, "could be written down as the
next Germany, and the United States
could make its plans aocoridngly."
General Bliss said his association
with the high military representaive
of the other powers at Paris had con
firmed his belief that all of the great
nations of flic world were ready to talk
disarmament seriously.
"Our present form of civilization can
not stand the great strain of military
preparation much longer," General Hlisa
declared. "The world war was a ter
rific strain on civilization. The next
war will be very much worse. Fear is
the basis of war preparation. This is
a business proposition and Ave should
etermine whether there is any reai
basis for the fear that causes these
great military and naval programs."
it would not lie necessary to nave an
tlue nations of the world represented at
the suggested conference, lie said. If
the United States. Great lintain,
F
REDUCTION IS
NOW UNDER WAY
Ultimate- Withdrawal of
Entire Force a Matter for
Future Consideration
MAYOR TOLD NEED
OF MORE WATER
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. Reduc
tion of the American forces of occu
pation in Germany from Jo.OOO to H,
000 has been ordered by the war de
partment. Secretary Baker wrote to-day to
Representative Byrnes of South Caro
lina that the reduction already was
under way. Ho added that the ulti
mate withdrawal of the entire force
was a matter for future consideration
The cost of operating the force of
15,000 was approximately $7.".000 a
day, Mf. Baker said, but under th
terms of the armistice Germany must
pay the maintenance costs.
Urges School Consolidation
to Cut Expenses Possi
bility of Tax Reduction
'INHUMAN OUTRAGE"
TO LOWER WAGES
Declared Secretary of Textile Union
About Action of American
Woolen Co.
Lawrence, Mass., Jan. 12. Calling
the wage reduction 'as announced by
the American Woolen company, "an
other inhuman outrage attempting to
make permanent the present conditions
ol poverty which have been forced up
on thousands of workers' families of
the last six months," Joseph Salerno,
secretary. of the Lawrence branch of the
Amalgamated Text ile worker ot Amer
ica, to-day hssued a statement in which
he denounces the action of President
ranee. Jaoana and Italy reached an j William M. Wood.
agreement, the smaller nations would j io i resineni wooa ana me other
willingly accede to any proposal put textile barons who have announced
forward in good faith, 1V these live wage cuis, me taateuieni tavs, "we
3Teat powers, he declared.
He said he had discussed disarma
ment in a general way and incidental
to other matters with Marshal Foeli 1 1010 will be resumed at our earliest
aud high British military leaders. I convenience; and that we will fight on
reply that we recognize the re declara
tion of war; that the fight is on and
that the pitched battles of 1912 and
WONT BELIEVE THEY FOUGHT
Wire of Lieut. Hinton and Farrell Ex
press Their Doubt.
Xew York. Jan. 12. Mr. Stephen A.
farrell and Mrs. Walter Hinton, wives
tf two of the naval balloonist, to-day
rharacterird as "unbelievable" ftie
story of the dispute between their hus
land over the letter Lieutenant Hin
!'n wrote to hi wife.
After what th men have n
dured." said Mr. Farrell. "I cannot be-
Between State and Labor Departments
As to Admissibility of O'Cal-
laghan.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 12. Presi
dent Wilson was expected q settled to.
day the controversy between the state
and labor departments as to the ad
missibility to this country of Lord
Mayor O'Callaghan of Cork, who ar
rived at Xewport Xews laxt week from
Ireland aa a stowaway and without a
pass-port. After the state department
yesterday had refused to waive the
pasport regulations and had ordered the
deportation of O'Callaghan the labor
department declined to recognize the
jurisdiction of the secretary of state in
the matter. 1 his situation made neces
sary some action by the president and
the rase was laid before him.
The lord mayor and his party were
expeeieu here to-day from -New York
and he plans to testify to-morrow be
fore the commission of the committee
of one hundred, which is investigating
tne jnsn situation, friend have de
clared that should O'Callaghan lie or
dered, deported they will fight the case
in the courts.
CONTINUES TO SEND
OUT CALLS FOR AID
thev will le anything but brother i
Norwegian Freight Steamer Ontaneda
Report Herself Disabled and
'Members of Crew In
jured. Montreal, Quebec, Jan. 12. The
Xorwegian freight steam-hip Ontaneda,
Xew York for Xorway, reported jester
day by wireless as being in distress
about 1,200 miles from Xew York, con
tinued to-day to send out urgTht radio
calls for assistance. A report received
at tape Race to-day from the strii ken
ship put her position a approximately
1.0J0 mile east of Halifax.
The radio menage stated that the
ship had not only bad her steering gear
disabled by the heavy w4 but that
"Did you ever talk it over with any
of Japan's or Italy officials It" asked
Chairman Butler.
"I believe I did with Italian repre
sentatives!" was the reply. "Of course
. subject only came up at that time
incidentally."
"If it were left to me I woulv, not
disarm an American soldier nor lay up
u American ship until all the great
powers had reached an agreement," de
clared the general. "If such a confer:
ence were to be held and if the Senate
until we are recognised aa human be
iug whose rights to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness cannot be de
nied as unnecessary or extravagant by
any arbitrary industrial overlord."
The statement declares that the wage
cut means that the workers have to
pay 224 per cent of heir wages for
the privilege of working "and this after
having sacrificed 25 to 50 per cent of
their wage for the year through unem
ployment." It declares that the cost of
living has not gone down 22'j per cent
were to make public every day an at-,,.nrf Kava that President Wood after
stract of the propositions put forward ' getting -one million dollars in salary
and the arguments for and against, i and commissions plus a 500 per cent
with the names of the national repre
sentatives who made them, the com
mon people of the world would not al
low the conference to dissolve until at
least the first step forward had been
taken.
"I do not care what the cabinets of
the world think, the masses of the peo
ple, who pay the taxes, have the vital
interests in this subject."
STATE CONSTABULARY
Is
in
Recommended as Desirable
Massachusetts.
Boston, Jan. 12. Establishment of a
state constabulary was recommended
to the legislature , by a special commis
sion to-dav. The danger menacing rur
al and suburban town through the
operations of criminals that were for
merly confined to large cities was given
as a principal reason lor creating a
constabulary force.
The development of the automobile
by criminals." said the report, "has
greatly extended their sphere of opera
tions. Crimes that are planned in the
large cities mav now be executed in
distant towns and flight accomplished
with excellent chances of avoiding de
tection and apprehension.
"The unlawful Use of the automo
bile has thus developed a condition that
can only be coped with successfully by
motorized patrol of the state high
way carried out by an efficient force
of men secially trained for the pur
pose. .
profit, "which he is allowed to make
because cloth is not clothing aecord'ng
to our profiteering laws' takes $5 a
week from his worker wives' and chil
dren. "The system of society, which re
quires such action or allows it," the
statement savs, "must be willed off
the face of the earth."
SURVIVED WAR WOUND
BUT DIED OF FALL
Captain George M. Wallace, Wounded
in Argonne Battle, Fell from Pole
at New Haven, Conn.
Xew Haven, Conn., Jan. 12. Captain
George M. Wallace, who waa wounded
in the Argonne while in command of
Company D, lil.'ld machine gun bat
talion, 2oth division, was killed yes
terday when he fell from a telegraph
pole in the Cedar Hill yards of the Xew
Haven road. He was an electrical fore
man for the railroad.
Captain Wallace's company was made
up largely of Hliode Island men. He
was awarded the croix de guerre and
was cited in army orders. He was 30
years old and married.
The need of securing an increased
city water supply, a proposed reduc
tion in the tax rate of the city, rec
ommendation for consolidation of some
of the schools of the city and report
on the completion of the granite arch
bridge on South Main street were
salient features of the annual message
of Mayor Frank K. Langley submitted
to the board of aldermen last night.
the message being one of several an
nual reports presented and ordered
printed in the 1021 city report.
Mayor Langley reported that not
withstanding the fact that the city
had to pay about $7,50) of old bills, the
city ended the past year with a cash
balance $21,000 greater than a year
ago; and although the city borrowed
$34,000, as authorized by the citizens,
for the construction of the granite
bridge, the net debt of the city has
not increased more than $5,000 after
deducting cash balance and sinking
fund for the year.
If the school account could lie cut 15
cents, he asserted, and could lie
matched by a similar reduction in the
general city tax, and supplemented by
a reduction of the direct state tax by
one-half, it may be possible to carry
the city along in 1021 on a $3.50 tax
rate instead of $4 as at present.
the message of Mavor Langley is
as follows:
To the Citizens of Bane:
Following along the lines of gener.il
business, the policy of the city in the
year just closed has Wen one of re
trenchment and readjustment. Everv
effort has been niaile to bring the city's
finances and affairs to a point where
practically a new start could be made
the coming year, with the hope of
keeping up with the progress of the
times and the advance of the city.
Barre just now is feeling the full
effects of the general slump in busi
ness, but a revival always follows a
slump and we are sure to see a re
sumption of old-time activity.
Because the income from taxation
in the years immediately preceding
1920 was not equal to the expenditures
in city affairs, a considerable numlier
of bills came forward for payment '.n
this year and your present city gov
ernment faced the problem of not only
taking care of the requirements for
the year but also this accumulation of
bills for expenses incurred in previous
years. These amounted to an approxi
mate total of 7.5(K) and 'with the in
creased cost of labor and materials did
not present a very promising outlook
for achievement in the way of new
permanent work and construction.
While our tax rate was increased to
a total of 4, only 13 centsof the ad
ditional tax went to the general city
tax for general city purposes. With
this, however, and the additional in
come derived from a larger grand list,
the city has maintained all city de
partments Ht the usual standard of
efficiency, paid all bills contracted dur
ing the . year, cleared up over t'JW
SENATE SENDS
TWO BILLS AtONG
And House Received Four
Measures in Short
Session
COMMITTEE WORK
MUCH HAMPERED
Because of the Lack of
Room in State House at
Montpelier
RUMOR TROLLEY CO.
TO QUIT IS NOT
SUBSTANTIATED
The Vermont Senate got its legisla
tive machinery into action before the
House in the general assembly of 1021,
starting the wheels in motion this
morning by sending two bills to a third
reading. The bills to be thus honored
were S. 3, providing that a town which
has once voted to have medical inspec
tion of schools shall continue with the
inspection until it is voted not to
have such inspection; and S. 8, increas
ing the debt limit under the charter of
the city of Rutland.
Then the senators, evidently feeling
that they hud done their part in start
ing legislation, adjourned for the day
and gave the committees a chance to
get some more work ready.
The House was 'in session for only a
few minutes tins morning, long enough
to receive a message from Governor
llartness saying that he had appointed
Julius A. illeox of Montpelier as sec
retory of civil and military affairs and
Harvey T. Lallin of Springfield, execu
tive clerk. This same message was
transmitted to the .Senate.
Four new bills were introduced in the
House- H. 13, by Mr. Ripley of Poul
ney, provides that banks may charge
interest at a rate greater than six per
cent by agreement with the borrower
when and during the time that the in
terest charged by the federal reserve
bank of Boston is in excess of six per
cent; H. 11, by Mr. Bradley of Swan
ton, would repeal the law providing. for
a presidential primary; If. 15, Mr. But
ton of Middlcbiiry, relates to the own
ership and disposition of property of
certain Congregational churches, and
H. Hi, by Mr. Williams of Peru, pro
vides $2 license fee for each male or
spayed female dog and ti dollars for
each female dog, practically restoring
provisions of dog law existing before
1010, but doubles the fees.
There being no further business, the
House adjourned for the morning. There
i was very little business ready to be
taken up this afternoon.
Committee Work Hampered.
Legislation in tiiis general assembly
promises to be greatly impeded unless
some more satisfactory arrangement
for committee meetings than are at
present available can be found. There
A rumor heard particularly in
Montpelier that the Barre and
Montpelier 'Traction and Power'
company was to discontinue its
entire service the last of the
present month was put up to Su
perintendent Durell of the com
pany to-day and he declared he
knew nothing of any such plans.
The rumor may or may not have
started from the fact that the
Seminary hill car in Montpelier
ha not been running for two
days because of the blowing out
of both motors and lack of equip
ment to put in its place.
OLGIATI CARMINETTI.
Accusation Made That
George A. Brown Took
$2,172.07 He Was Ar
rested in Barre Last
Night By Deputy Sheriff
II. J. Slayton Bail of
$1,000 Furnished, Pend
ing Hearing.
Nurse t Barre City Hospital Bride of
New York Man.
Orlando Joseph Olgiati of Xew York
City and Mibs Rose tarminetti, daugh
tej of Air. and Airs, liatista carminet
tt of Williamstown, were joined in
marriage this morning at St. Moni
ca's church by Rev. P. M. McKenna
the pastor, at 9 o'clock, Miss Aurora
Cassellim, a cousin of the bride, and
Adoloho Comolli, a cousin of the
groom, completing the bridal party.
The brides attire of a taupe travel
ing suit, with a picture hat and veil
and a large bouquet of white roses and
sweet peas was very becoming. The
bridesmaid wore a blue traveling suit
with hat to match, and likewise car
ried a bouquet of flowers, carnations,
A number of friends of the couple wit
nessed the ceremonies at the church.
A splendid nuptial feast was served
to the relatives of the couple at the
home of Mrs. Joseph Comolli at hi
Boynton street, a sister of The bride.
Here too, they received, with many
congratulations, costly and beautiful
presents of gold, silver and useful gifts
for their home.
This afternoon they left on the 3:10
train for Montreal, and from there
plan to go west to remain until Feb
1, when they will settle at their per
manent residence in Xew York City,
where Mr. Oltriati is employed as an
electrical engineer bv the Western
Electric company. During the war he
was an ensign in the U. S. navy and
prior to that graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont, Burlington, and
Spaulding high school of Barre. Mrs.
Olgiati has been a nurse at the Barre
City hospital for the past two years
and leaves behind many well-wishing
friends.
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Maynard Ziser Went There About
Eight Months Ago.
A teletrram was received by Mrs.
Leona Pitkin of 31 Jefferson street this
morning notifying her of the death of
her brother, Maynard Riser, at his
home in Ixs Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 11,
following a lingering illness.
JllKiser was born in Plainfield, and
has lived the most of hia life in Plain
field and Banre. He went to California
only about eight monfhs ago. For
many years previous he was employed
on the Barre A Montpelier traction
line as a mntorman. and had gained a
arj' now 5K d.llerent committees in uic large numoer oi inenas in ooin cuies,
lloiiie and Senate which lnu-t have I who will grieve to learn of his demise.
meetings to consider pmpo-cd legisla- The deceased is survived by his wife
RESPONDENT
' ASSERTED
INNOCENCE
Complaint Sets Up That
Brown Embezzled the
Money on May 7, 1920
He Concluded His Em
ployment With the Bank
on May 15, 1920 Has
Been Working Lately in
Burlington.
Charged with embezzlement of $2,
172.07 from the Barre Savings Bank
& Trust Co., George A. Brown, former,
ly a clerk in the bank and now assist
ant superintendent for the Wells-Richardson
Co. of Burlington, was arrested
in Barre last night and taken before
Judge E. L. Scott in Barre city court
for the fixing of bail prior to arraign
ment on the accusation.
This accusation coming so soon aft
er the sentencing of Frank G. How
land, president of the bank, to a term
of not less than four years and not
more than seven years in the state
prison at Windsor for embezzlement
of $15,4H0, has caused a fresh sensa
tion in the later history of the Barre
Savings Bank & Trust Co. The charge
against the former president and the
t ion, but there aie only live oj six
rooms which "e available for this pur-Pi-c,
so that committee meetings are
MRS. HOMER C. BRIGHAM.
Died at Montpelier, Following an Op
eration.
Mrs. Harriet Matilda (Ferrini, wife j st. Johnsburv. resigned. Mr. Wood has
the re-t of their live. Xo one ofi ,nr '" ' memners oi n:
.erves more credit than the i Tw bd.y injured, the captain
. . . j having several nix- broken. The me-
' im the happiest woman in the;"? d',Ml ,h,t t!" h,P ' d'y
i ! mv prayer has I,,. ' damaged that preparation were being
t f r, ter b-t confidence, ynj j abandon her.
V 1 said on tlristma. eve, I The Briton freighter. Philadelphia
t 1 up hot for their oi i up j-.-r 3
I Tinv The children
of lr. Homer I. iiriehani, died yes
terday afternoon, following an oiera
tion .performed on account of an hepa
tic complication. She had lcen in poor
health, but her condition was not con
sidered serious until the operation per
formed earlier in the week.
She was a native of Hvile Park.
born Jan. 31. 1.-S- the daughter cf
Wlrtman L Ferrin and Harriet M.itil-ju
nt Harris. ne is survnen ny ner
hu-liand. one siter. Mrs. Alma Itieli-
ardon. f Montpelier and a brother.
A. W. Ferrin, of the vnie city. Mr.
Bri:rhui a a woman of more th;m
average ability. esp-aPy in nin-ic.
and bad fl large association of friends
hwnu-c of her sympathetic apprecia
tion, in Montrwlier nd Gr:nd H.ipi.l-.
NEW BANK HEAD.
Gilbert E. Woods Elected By Citiiens'
Bank in St. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury, Jan. 12. The direc
tors of the Citizens' Savings Bank and
Tru-t company yesterday elected Gil
bert K. Woods aa president of that in
stitution ii. place of A. I Bailey of
been connected .11 years with the bank
in various cajweities contributing large
ly to its suives. Mr. Bailey is retained
as chairman of the Isiard of director
and is the. only one of the original
board when the bank was organized in
lis7. Wilbur J. Farr was elected treas
urer to fill the vacancy rans.-d l,y the
recent death of John T. Ritchie ami
as been connc-ted with the bank for
the last 21 years.
a cash balance JI.IMHi greater than a
vear niro. While the city borrowed
.i4.f00 a authorized by vote in city
meetine, for the oon-tnietion of the
South Main street bridge, the net debt
of the city, deducting ca-h balance ar.d
sinking fund for the vear. has not bci n
increased more than .".(X0.
South Main Street Bridge.
The chief work of a permanent na
ture for the year was the construction
of the granite arch bridge on South
Main street. Thi was b"gnn early in
May and completed in October and rep
resents a total evpeinli! uie by the citv
of .V.4H s:t. In addition, it should
le stated that all the granite enter
ing into it wa contributed by quarry
owners, resident of the city. The
items entering into the cot of the
bridge are:
Contract for erecting bridge. .$2S.I2.TK
J. W. Storrs, engineer, for
plans l.SiHH.1
I-and and highway damages 2,MUN
Grading approach to bridge
DIED OF FRACTURED SKULL,
Domina Gabrian Was Whirled About
By Engine.
Xorth Trov, Jan. 12. Domina Ga-
i briau
oi oiu oms and eivie.i uie year n n .;ng held up 111 many cases.
It was iinilerst.il"! when the legisla
ture assembled that the di partment of
agriculture and ti-h and game were to
move out of their rooms in the old li
brary annex and that the rooms now
oieiipied by the-e departments would
he available for ui.-i t ings. But it is un
dcrstood that there has been some ob
jection on tlw part of the departments
to this plan. Anyhow, there lias been
no step taken towards moving these de
partments and the question now arise
whether things are to continue as they
are, with legislation being hold up, or
whether the member of the lrgitdu
ture, through the board of control, will
insist on having these nins.
A meeting ot the chairmen of com
tees in both House and Senate was
hi Id' yesterday afternoon and the fol
lowing committee was chosen to look
inot this situation to see what may le
l..nr: Mr. Over f Salisbury, chairman.
(Senators Williams of Hut land county
land lhtnham of Windham county, Mr.
Luce of Pom fret and Mr. Pollard of
Cavendish.
There is to be a meeting of the board
of control here this afternoon, it is ex
pected, it is probable that some action
in this mattrr will be taken. To-day,
various makeshifts are bring effected
to get room for committees. The re
ception room was used by one commit
tee lor a lew minute mis morning.
while another committee stood otuide
and waited for its use. Kvery available
committee room w.i heduird for ev
ery ba'.f hour practically all day. and
Judge "ilk, director of stale institu
tion.. Commissioner of Kdumtion O. H.
LVtnpcy and others have pis. ed rooms
at the iispM.;tion of the committee to
help out. One committee met at the
right of thr speaker's chair h:s morn-
while oilois to wail until
a daughter, Mrs. Harry Keno, and a
son, Harold, all of Los Angeles, and by
one sister and, a brother. Mrs. Leoua
Pitkin of Barre, and Milford Kiser of
Plainfield.
The funeral will be held in Los An
gelcs to-morrow afternoon.
HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
State
H. 0.
Hutchinson Named By
Board of Education.
and lighting
Work of city engineering de
partment Temporary bridge
Incidental
2,TS2.;.1
, .M2.H0
ll.V.-i
f.S4d
M.V4IH.01
This bridge replace the old cnvred
wooden bridge aer .'ail branch and
milch letter fill the requirement of
travel, improve the appearance of til's
section of the city, and the city will
not 1 to any evpen'e for maintenance
for msriv ear to come.
At a meeting of the state board of
education held in the commissioner's of
fice last evening. IT. O. Hnchinson of
Burlington, who has served most sue
eessfully as superintendent of junior
high schools in the state, was appoint
ed state superintendent of all the high
schools in Vermont, including both
junior and high schools.
This will bring all high schools under
one supervision, a new arrangement in
the department of education.
TWO KILLED IN OVERTURN.
! calls and immed ateh- started for the
Kstiif l -.dP ,.1.1 w f.talk- a L . . V.- ..1
havin? Jived for some tirce in the lat-I- .... . i " .c. ". ' i ' . -. ' !
Iinpirru ve.tt.UHV ni'ciiown o.nn .v
r!L.,"'-T," , ... .... (o'clock wh-n bis sweater became caught
Th funeral, whu'i will lie private. .1 ... ., j . . .
. ill x it--im t ii- riitiiir ai in- iii'iiir-
in Jay f.tr farm isr, with the rrs!t
tha' he va whirled armmd, his head
.striking a posL Hi skuil was frac-
Drpartment Work Accorrplished.
lVtails of the work accomplished by
rat h department of the rit v w ill be
found in the nrt f each included I ing
in the ritv report. Briefly stated, the , atternt", a there was nnpllt avail
rnt of maintaining the poor depart abl
merit hs Iwsen cut annroximately
M0TI0N WAS DENIED
will Ie belli Fri'lav
fjT.iily rtquc-ts the
cr.
af'crnoon. Thej
mis. ion of flow -
:ien up boy, either. Mr.
' : ! t ti ail not to worry.
1. hvrl hfad-d and q'lM-t."
a t. r cNpresing her di-
t t eni!nteT,
: tli:...I
h-rat ion given. The latter sh-p re,.rted Wrestlers: Tony A)x and Jim He w a br...ht here to IV. Shechan
to tape I.a that at IO a. m. today rrt,k r, j,,, ,in(.rt .,.rtn , H"ice. bo, w it h I. Il.it terfWd. worked
she was approntnately 2.. miir away. Ib, ,rfn,.y Th,,rd.iv niht.- adv . over him and d d !l th-r co-ild. but
j Wfnilff .?jm lYoko b '. ppecd the man 'nA at lO-J-l U-t evenirg
Wrestler Tny Aiai aa wins overland i "-bu"k full of Kil.ni. i-p." He lev.- a wite and five .hi'dren.
; ! make no statement until ShimLu. Pink Gardner, Kiln., Ke- hit-h
id from her tbi,X touen ac4 all Llat aacl. avdy. dr.
Al
der. rt
merit w as cut 1.7l0 over the prev j.nt I
year: the street department resurfaced , jB Connection With tfce Fenda-St,
a portion of V ahingon free, -m . bant Ta Cae.
proved many c.f the ou'lyipg street.
replaced tr"ken surface sewer and j The imtrn f led by G. M. Hogan. ak
made needed repair on a numW .f rg the- right to ansenj it peitKa in
bridge: t he water department !. ci.nnc-t ion with the Fond and St. Al
tumev. over f-.nun In the rertcral car ban tai c-e. w derived by t,e n-
Thomai Meyers and Mrs, Blanche Em
mont of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Jan. 12. Thomas Mey
er, a city detective, and Mr. Blanche
I'mmons were killed when their auto
mobile turned over in a ditch in the
outskirts of the city early to-day. Ku-
gene Pasque. Mrs. Vrothy Kmmon
and Miss Margaret Render were in
jured.
TALK OF THE TOW N
11 warrant plenty of B'tn. He .a 1 j'it cranked the engine, w!.e
his s f atr lame caught in me w ay.
fund, after ivvng evpene. Interest
on it lon-1 and red:e-rrg it tionded
indbtedrte tVOJ"! and tV fire de
jrttr.erit i in r.-!nt mre and its
on third pee).
pre me court t). i niwr.ir.;. The trw
tin waa fr the r.urj .f carrying
tr e ra- t tk I'rite j -!ae orwirt.
'That ail it !. 1. Two more
r-i'tor were f."l aid argTuef" i-a
Ue will be Ltfucd to titxl wvxiu
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. WeUter of the
riainfield road were pleasantly sur
pnrd Saturday evening when 2" of
their friends from South Barre drove
over to viit thrm. Mr. Wetn-ter was
bur rleaning hi harries at the time
but this wa -on put away and the
chore comol'tcd and the entire com
pany entered into an evening f.ill of
pleasure. Music. singing. playing
card furnished diterion and diring
the evenirg refrebment of sand
wnhe. rake anl r were efred
V. Towne of South Barre, on Ixbalf
f tbe giet. rreS.-d .Vr. anl Mr.
Vest,r a et cf d -he. Mr. W'.Vtcr
rerl ej fr hirnlf an4 w fe. ant a
nt--d the is that the e ft awl
th vi;t were verv irtK-h ap)ne-:.a i
and tiat fc bopet wy wui-! ror?v
ar:. r"T.P at sTva'ire n.c. !
w a a-'v morn-ex e He pr
)!: ! V r bt w .!e and de-.:t-J
f jt L. ae.
former clerk are said to be entirely un
related.
Brown, it is understood, stoutly
maintained his innocence of the charge
when arrested last night by Deputy
Sheriff H. J. Slavton, and announced
that he would fight the accusation. He
was not asked last night to plead in
the case; nor was there formal ar
raignment of the respondent when he
appeared before Judge Scott in the
latter's offices in the Rowland block.
Brown was not accompanied by an at
torney, but it is understood that he
will be represented by Attorney J.
Ward Carver in whatever proceedings
may follow.
The respondent asked that bail be
fixed pending the formal arraignment,
and Judge Scott set the amount at
$1,000, which was furnished by the
respondent's brother. James A. Brown,
of Barre. in the shape of securities,
after which the respondent was re
leased from custody. State's Attor
ney E. R. Davis, on whose complaint'
the arrest was made, represented the
state in the preliminary proceeding
and will prosecute the case. The state's
attorney was busy in probate court
matters to-day, and a date for a hear
ing on the accusation has not been
named.
Brown has lived in Barre practically
all his life, having been born in this
city 31 years ago. He was employed
in a bank in St. Johnsbury prior to
coming to the Barre Savings Bavk 4.
Trust Co. three years ago. That em
ployment in the Barre bank continued
until May IV 1!20.
The complaint set up an embezzle
ment on May 7, 1!20. After leaving
the Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co. he
became employed in the Barre branch
of the Wells -Richardson Co. ef Bur
lington and later, after the Barre
branch was closed, he went to t)l
home plant in Burlington. In the war
rant bis occupation was given a as
sistant superintendent.
The complaint filed by State's At
torney Davis follow the usual form
and read that George A. Brown "then
and there being the clerk, agent and
servant of an incorporated tiank, to wit.
the Barre Saving Bank & Trut Co., a
banking corporation organized under
and by virtue of the laws of Ver
mont, having its principal place of
business at the city of Barre. in the
county of Washington, did then and
there in hi capacity as sin-h clerk.
agent and rvant, receive, collect and
hold note, bill, obligations, money
and securities belonging to the said
Barre Saving Bank & Trut Co. ani
that at the city of Brre afore tail ei
the day aforesaid the said Ceorg A.
Brown" did then and there emS rrle
and convert to his own certain
money, to wit, the sum of ?2.l72o7.
then and there belonging to th said
Barre Saving Bank A Trut Co."
In hr rapacity a clerk in ihe batik
Brown" d'lt'w-s hd to do with the
handling of th commercial, or cbe-k-ing
account of the bark. The char
made by the t i nnd"rto1 t t
that Brown drew Hel i I,; person
al account in the V p I that wlm
tho check tame !-!; t tie lank
f..r r i merit be P.-v.wm woU barge
them lip against t! bank nd would
nM enter .r agin-t V pr-..fij)
aecotint. thii iVrow-nrr !,; p r- .l
arxint and the bark a -n-.t i f
Kalvn" ar-1 r.-ie!;rg th' r
berrVmen. TV r.'v.'.er cf ', ' . f.
Crrs.er. i
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