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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-22

Polly Dudley Clark was born Sept.
/, 1888, daughter of Captain Benjamin
and Patience (Harris) Dudley, on what is
known as the George Barrett place and
her early life was spent there. She was
the last OF family of six daughters.
She attended the public schools and in
1913 went to Chicopee, where she was
engaged in weaving several years, after
ward returning TO West Brattleboro and
working in a factory. She was one of
the oldest members of the First Congre-
gational church. which she Joined in
1898 Her grandfather was one of the
carly settlers of Brattleboro and with
his son, Mrs. Clark's father, he helped
to clear away the woods from what il
now Main street. Her father spent his
early life i'll Brattleboro, living with his
daughter about p years after her mar
rage and keeping in remarkably good
health until the time of his death at the
age of "a.
On Nov. % 1859, she was married to
Luman f. Clark, who for 30 years CON
Quoted the woodworking shop now
owned by X. G.. Boyd Mr.. Clark sold
the shop in 1890 to Clayton Miller. After
their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Clark lived
" 49, Nt WV buhitN ldiiit. ulONlllH lIOHl
there to the house in which she died. On
Nov %, 1909, Mr. and Mrs. Clarl, OBJ
served their golden wedding anniversary.
the celebration lasting throughout the
day, and more than score of relatives
being present at dinner and 40 relatives
sitting down to supper Fully l25 per-
sons were present at some time during
the day.
Mrs. Clark leaves two daughters Aliza-
beth f., wife of w. II. AlexandV and
Mary H., wife of Irving g. Crosier, both
of this village She also leaves six grand
children and five great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at O'Clock
Saturday afternoon in the home, Rev. Ar
thur Y. Woodworth, pastor of the First
Congregational church, officiating and
burial will take place beside her husband
in the Dudley family lot.
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trouble here than in any of the cities in which they operate.
 "We Wi. give the council commit tee and the expert our operation and place our force and all mforma ton at their disposal. We will also assist in the investigation in the gas field and of the pipe line
 "The manufacture of artificial gas seems out of the question now. The government is facing a shortage of 100000 tons of coal and would not permit the gas company to use thou sands of tons of coal and thousands of gallons of oil annually to protect a few people for a few days of the year. You cannot burn artificial gas in the same appliances as natural gas because they are as different as al- cohol and gasoline. A change would necessitate new equipment all over the city. You can not manufacture gas from coal profitably unless you can save the coke. The residue from Ignite is dust, which makes the man ufacture of gas from that product out of the question at present
 "We will welcome any development of gas in the vicinity of Little Rock by anyone Geoogists can tell you where gas is not but not always where gas exists Reports made on investieations near this city say gas
 ,f b.a l4ag.tr.,F, condition of the earth in this inn mediate section from upheavels IA prehistoric times The nature of the grounds is such that it vii not hold gas because there is no reservoir '
 An extensive gas field has been de- veloped south of Little Rock in Ouachita and Warehouse parishes Q.ouisianal during the past year. There are now dozen wells in those two parishes producing from 2,000, 900 to 25,000, o00 feet of gas a day t,ach. Only small part of it is be- ing used in Monroe and in several large carbon plants that have re- gently been built there. This field is nearer lo LllliV lNOON 1i"H '"0 PiN' ent source of supply at Shreveport and Mansfield The largest opera tors in the Monroe field are the Hunter & Mccormick interests Of Shreveport and they are closely all lied with the Dawes syndicate, that controls the gas plant here. It is practically impossible, at this time, though, to get pipe and there seems little prospect of getting gas from this new field any time soon The pipe line company is said to have al ready had men in the new field mak- l ing inyestigations.
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New York, Jan. 3.-The virtual col- lapse of th negotiations between the central powers and the Russian Bol- sheyiH fer peace and the possibility that hostilities again may be resumed by tne Russians on the eastern front, even though with only a compara- lively small army have cadsed sur prise and perturbation in Berlin and Vienna
 Realizing the seriousness of the sit nation the German and Austrian em- perors have conferred at length with their chiefs of state and the German and AustroI Hungarian foreign minis. ters, who attended tn epeace negotia- uons at Brea -Iitovsk, have been sent back there post haste, probably for the purpose of attempting to mod crate the situation
 Not alone are Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevlki foreign minister and the other leaders of the counter revom- ton in Russia utterly dissatisfied wit1 the terms of the peace pro- posals of the central powers, but the
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HOODer and Reed Clash
 During InOestigation
Replies of the Food 4 administrator Were as Sharp as those Asked
 by Senator From Missouri

Washington Jan 3--Examinat on of Food Administrator Hoover twas completed today by tae senate com naitee investigating the sugar and coal shortages after Chairman Reed and MT. Hoover had eniivened the proceedings with clash that had been expected since the inquiry was started
 Yesterday, when Hoover took the sand, Senator Reed, crt tie of the food administration since the beglD ming of his work, yielded the task of questioning to Senator Lodge and the examination progressed very smooth ly Today, however, the chairman went into cross examination himselr most vigor r1usly He attacked tae policies O. the food administration, said Hoover had usurped powers in handling the wheat situation and soi ghs to develop that sugar pri e agreements were made 10 benefit the eastern reiiners.
 Nr. Hooyers replies were as sharr as the questions.
 The wheat situation, he said, was handled with the approval of Presi-- dent Wilson, and the farmers now were getting more for their wheat
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B. Smith Of New Haven. James P. Anderson and R. F. Wright of Penn sylvania, L. P. Vdsbursh ol the New York Central, and w C. Hope of the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
 The railroad brotherhood leaders srent nearly three hours with the di- rector general. most of the time being devoted 10 discussing the possibility that the government may call on rail- way employees to work much overtime in order to clear present freight con gestion. This would involve extra wages, which the railroad administra- ton is said To he willing to pay on the basis of time and hair now main tained by railroads for overtime.
 The brotherhoods' demand for 40 per cent higher wages. refused by the railroads just before the government assumed management, were not pressed today but will be taken up tomorrow Mir. McAdoo has not ex- pressed his views on the subject Of higher wages, but most of his advisers and executive assistants advocare such a course as a means of re aiming employees.
 The brotherhood chiefs here were w. $. Carter. of the Bremen: W. G Lee, O the trainmen. and A. B. Car retson. If the conductors, together with Vice President H. F.. Willis. O. the engineers Vice Presiden Wil Tam Clark, of the conductors. P. l.. McNamara. of the (iremen, and W. N Doak, of the trainnen
 The shortage of labor w5s. empha- sized today in reports of interstate commerce inspectors on car service and locomotive conditions. presented to Mir McAdoo by Commissioner Me Chord. who was assigned the task oi prec csely what were tho Congested conditions on eastern roads The fault in many cases, the reports indicated is that freight cars and locomotives are out of repair because roads have too few repair men and machinists, but negligence of railway authorities was responsible for most of faulty equipment, the commissi toner reported The govern ment hopes to remedy the situation by issuing specific orders for the re- pair ol cars and locomotives and es- tablishing a system Of pers oual re- sponsioility for proper main anauce Of equipment
 Mir McAdoo now is cousido-int whether express companies sho.ld ta taken over for government operat on and has received from his legal advis- ors opinions of the proper procedure in case he decides this is necessary to maintain the highest efficiency
 In answer 10 numerous inquiries O day from state officials, it was ex- plained that free passes will not be granted for government business.
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Washington, Jan. 3.--lmndreds Of pasaehger trains on railroads east of ahe Mississippi will be withdrawn from service under orders soon to he issued by Director General McAdoo, based upon specific recommendations made today by a committee of east ern passenger traffic officers. The committee was divided as to the ad- visibility of withdrawing mos, parlor and -leeping cars, leaving only those considered most necessary for impor- tant travel routes
 Hours Of labor of railway employees under government operation was dis oussed by the director general today with heads of Ahe four railway union brotherhoods, and the question Of wages will be taken up al further con ferences tomorrow
 Tomorrow President Wilson goes before congress with recommendation for legislation providing a basis for compensatine railroads under govern ment operation and for continued financing with government assist ance. Bills approved by the railroad administration will be introduced im- mediately and indications are that they will be rushed to speedy passage, despite differen, es If opinion among congressman over the basis Of com pensat'on and the termination of gov emment control
 With regard Co passenger train re ductions it was made plain today that there is no intention of interfering with commuter or interur1an traffic, or with any other rains necessary for daily regular travel Some Of the di- rector-g generals advisors have urged that virtually all parlor and sleeping cars De withdrawn from service and that people be required to travel largely in daytime in ordinary coaches. It is not considered prob atle, however. that Mir McAdoo Ri l approve such a drastic course at thls tine The passenger officers parici- pating in today's conference were X.
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most competent. It's purpose, he added, was to stabilize rag prices and prevent profiteering in scrap.
 During the examination Senator McKellar said:
 q think you have no right to make contracts for the department, and have been violating the law all the time in making them
 Eiseuman replied that he assumed responsibility fo ranything done by the supplies committee
 The witness insisted that the cnor- nous task of the supply purchasing work did not allow time for ordinary "refinements and niceties of busi- ness," although he says he had talked with rag merchants until he was blue in the face"
 Senator Freelinhuysen said he m- derstood the department of justice had advised the navy department that secrecy regarding government con tracts let is illegal, adding this pol icy of secrecy is unwise, unbusiness- like and contrary to American busi- ness methods and practices"
 Eisenman offered to ask firms given contracts if they disapproyed the secrecy policy.
 "Of course, the firms with whlcn you dealt secretly would approve" ," said Senator Mcclellan
 Eisenman sharply reson,ed the statement.
 Its not fair to have my motives impugned,' he said heatedly. "I was called down yesterday for protesting and I am willing to be called down again. You can have all my records they are all open-but I'm not go- ing to be insulted or have my mo- tiyes impugned, We have no secret contracts"
 Senator Freelinehuysen interrupted to say he refused to be lectured by the witness" and Senator McKellar joined in the clash.
 That was a very impudent state ment,' the latter said to the witness, and if you don't conduct yourself properly l will ask the chairman---"
 Chairman Chamberlain stopped the tilt by saying to Eisenman and Sen ator Nick ellar:
 'Im inclined to think you are both somewhat to blame"
 Declariua he meant no charges in his reply Senator McKellar said:
 "Tle witness openly defended the secret contracts. If he does not keep his answers in line. I'll take steps to do it myself if the committee won't"
 I'm not afraid of that" Eisenman broke in, and Chairman Chamberlain brusouely directed that the hearing proceed in orderly fashion.
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while flour was selling for less. He warmly denied all of the chairman's charges and said the food adminis- trator would save the people on sugar alone between three and five million dollars in the year beginning Octo- Der l.
 Senator Jones of New Mexico, questioning tho witness about support given the food adm 'nistration by the country drew ripple of applause from spectators in the committee room by a Dr sque retort when Chair man Reed in erruptei
 When Mr. Hoover legt the stand the committee heard a statement on the coal situation made by Joseph McGee, attorney general of Ohio.
 Mir MoGee blamed prioriyy orders for shipments to the lakes eor most of the trouble and told of ineffe, tual efforts t1 get relief through the fuel administrai The people are still suffering for want of coal. he said adding that he thought the situation would improve under government op- eration of railroads Tomorrow the committee will return i'd the sugar inquiry and hear Frank c. Lowery of the Federal Sugar Refining Company
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SHIPS ARE lCEBOUND
 IN BALTIMORE HARBOa

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 2. Only one ship. the Merchants and Miner steamer Howard. today was able to ploW her way through the worst ice blockade in twenty years. More than sixty vessels. many foreign bound are tied up The ice boats are m- ale to keep the channels open
 The oyster fleet of hundreds of boats is frozen on the breeding grounds or in nearby eoves or har- oors and the big oyster industry is paralysad Several large foreign ships are fast in ice fields near Cove point
 The Norfolk Bay line steamers, the most powerful operated on the nu- merous bay and river lines, have been forced to lay up for the first winter in many years.
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New York. Jan- 3.--With the tenn perature lowering around zero for the sixth successive duy, New York was confronted tonight with q fuel short age that took on added menace every hour as the waters surrounding the city became coated more deeply with ice
 Dozens of coal laden barges are icebound on their way from New Jer- sey terminals with many thousands of tons of fuel Fuel administrators and transportation officials made deter mined efforts to assemble q fleet of powerful tugs which could be used as ice breakers and Mayor Hylan also ordered fire and police boats used for this purpose.
 The Harlem ship canal is being kept open with the greatest difficulty and Staten Island is surrounded with
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MEN WHOSE WIFE SUPPORT
 THEM TO BE CALLED
Available Figures Indicate That There Are One Million Physically and Otherwise Qualified Men Un. der the Present Registration Who Will Be Found in One Class.

Washington, Jan. 2--All men for the war armies still to be raised by the United States will come from class one under the new selectiye service plan That means the na- tion's fighting is to be done by young men without families dependent upon their labor for support and unskilled in necessary industrial or agricul- tural work
 Provost Marshal General Crowder announces the new policy in an ex-- haustive report upon the operation of the selective draft law submitted to- day to Secretary Baker and sent to congress, He says class one should provide men for all military needs of the country and to accomplish that object he urged amendment for the draft law so as to provide that all men who have reached their twenty first birthday since June ,, 1917, shall be required to register for classifi- cation, Also, in the interest of fair distribution ol the military burden, he proposes that the quotas of states or districts be determined hereafter on the basis of the number of men in class one and not upon population.
 Available figures indicate, the re- port says, that there are one million physically and otherwise qualified men under the present registration who will be found in class one when all questionnaires have been returned and the classification period ends February 15. To this the extension of registration to men turning 21 since June of last year and there after will add 100000 effective men year
 Class one comprises:
 Single men without dependent relatives, married men who have habitually failed to support their families, who are dependent upon wives for support or not usefully en- gagged and whose families are sup ported by incomes independent of their labor; unskilled farm laborers, unskilled industrial laborers, regis trant by or in respect of whom no deferred classification is claimed or made. registfants who fail to submit questionnaires and in respect Q. whom no deferred classification is
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NeN York Freezes
 With Coal in Hdrbor
Dozens of Goal Laden Barges Are Ice Bound on Their Way
 From Terminals.

ice except in the narrows and the ferry boat channel. Tug boats suc- ceeded tonight in releasing 1S of fleet of 90 coal barges frozen solid in the Kill Von Kull, between Staten Island and the New Jersey shore. Seventeen other barges were frozen in on the way from Port Reading.
 Twenty schools were closed today because of lack of fuel and fifteen others because of frozen water pipes. Hospitals and other institutions are at the end of their coal supplies. An increasing number of apartment houses are without heat and in many office buildings occupants worked in their overcoats and furs.
 The poor in the tenement district are suffering acuteIy. Hotels are filled wi.a persons driven out Of .heatiess homes.
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MOB ATTEMPTS TO
 KILL kAlSER'S ADMlRER

Muskogee, Okla. Jan. 3.--Jim New son. of Garyin, Okla. was rushed to the federal jail here today by Deputy United States Marshal Stamper, who had been advised that mob was forming 10 attack Newson for utter ing a slanderous statement in which he is alleged to have said Tt would tickle me to death to see the kaiser whip the president C he United s, ates."
 Newson was given a hurried hear ing before a United States commis- sioner at Hugo, who fixed his bond at $1,000. Being unable to furnish it, Newson was brought here.
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GOAL DEALERS CHARGED
 WITH VIOLATING ORDERS

Pittsburgh, Jan 3-With the president of one company under ar rest. charged with violating the price fixing order of the United States fuel administration, warrants have been issued, 1t was learned tonight, for the arrest of five other coal company officials. Department of justice agents fntimated tonight that addi- tional warrants may be issued within the next IS hours.
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RUSSIAN ARMY MAY RESUME
 HOSTILITIES
BERLIN AND VIENNA GREATLY PERTURBED OVER COLLAPSE
 OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
BOLSREVIKI LEADERS
 UTTERLY DISSATISFIED

German Socialists Have Expressed Their Antagonism to the Demands of the Central Powers War Loat in Hungary a Failure, Less Than Half the Amount Asked for Being Subscribed.
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WILL BE KNOWN AS SECRETARY OF MUNITIONS AND HAVE CHARGE OF ALL WAR MA
 TERlAL PURCHASE
ANOTHER CLASH BETWEEN
 SENATOR'S AND EISENMAN

Regarding Army Shoes One Witness Testified That Eighty Per Cent Of the American Soldiers Shoes Do Not Fit and Placed the Responsi- billty With the War Department.
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ROADS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI WILL BE THE FIRST TO HAVE
 SERVICE CURTAILED.
pARLOR AND SLEEPING
 CARS ID BE CURTAILED

MT. McAdoo Is Considering Whether the Express Companies Should Be Taken Over for Government Oper- ation--NegIigenoe of Railway Au- thorlties Responsible for Faulty Equipment.
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" EATHE
 FOR EC 4 '

Forecast for Arkansas: Friday partly cloudy, warmer. Saturday, partly cloudy,
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A FOR RENT AD WILL PENT THAT VACANT ROOM

PerT'e looking for rooms turn to the -assified ads of the newspapers to see what is offered. An ad in the Sentine eeord is almost sure to bring customer.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-15
POSITIONS THAT WOMEN
CAN FILL.

Among the jobs for which women
are particularly adapted the following
are listed by the War Labor Policies
Board:
Clerical and cashier service, account
ing in manufacturing, mercantile and
financial establishments and in the
offices of transportation companies
and other public utilities, sales clerks
and floor walkers in mercantile estab-
lishments, including department stores
specially stores, shoe stores, mems
furnishing stores, florists shops, jew
elry stores, drug stores and soda foun-
tains.
On the other hand, the Board takes
a strong position against the employ
ment of women in places where they
are likely to suffer physically or NOR
ally, as for example, barrooms, pool
rooms, in or about mines, smelters,
and quarries, or on furnace work in
glass works. Girls under 81 years of
age should not be employed for mes
senger service, as bell boys in hotels
or clubs, as elevator operators, or in
street car and elevated transportation
service. The recruiting of mothers
of young children for war industries
is to be discouraged.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-15
PRINCE RUPERTS
MOSS DONATION

This excellent substitute for absorb.
ent cotton in making dressings for
our wounded men on the battle fields
of Europe grows profusely on the hills
about Prince Rupert.
At the request of the Red Cross
authorities in Toronto, the citizens OF
Prince Rupert recently devoted a day
to the collection of sphagnum moss
with the result that a full car load
was obtained AMI sent forward by the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
The value of sphagnum moss as a
dressing for wounds was learned from
the Indians of the North country, who
for centuries have made various kinds
of dressings from this moss. Sphag
mum MOSES are found almost any
where between Owen Sound and near
the Arctic Circle in Canada. For a
long time Scotland was depended upon
almost solely for this commodity, but
it is now being prepared and sent in
large quantities from Canada, there
by saving thousands of tons of cot
ton.-Rupert News.
The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-15
ALASKA PACKERS
ASSOCIATION OFFERS
PROPERTY TO COMMIT.

The Alaska Packers Association on
Sept. ID rendered to the Government
it's property adjoining the Bethlehem
Steel company's shipbuilding plant,
east of Eagle street, Alameda, CAL,
fronting on the Oakland estuary. The
Association announced that the Gov.
eminent could have all of it's proper.
ty that it requires, free of all charge
or rental for so long as the national
emergency may require. The prop
erty of the Association amounts to
about IS acres, bu. the area to be used
by the Government has not yet been
announced. The Association also
states that its ships will be placed at
the disposal Of the Government for
the use of American boys who desire
to learn navigation. and arrangements
are now being made with this in view